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The World Will Follow Joy: Turning Madness Into Flowers: New Poems
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by Alice Walker

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In this luminous collection of poems, Walker casts her eye on history, politics, and nature, as well as world figures. In tributes to such people as Jimmy Carter, Gloria Steinem, and the Dalai Lama, she reminds readers of the human capacity to come together and take action.

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A poetry collection of "playful and crooning lyricism" from the National Book Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Color Purple (Booklist).

In this dazzling new collection, Alice Walker offers over sixty new poems to incite and nurture contemporary activists. Hailed as a "lavishly gifted writer," Walker imbues her poetry with evocative images, fresh language, anger, forgiveness, and profound wisdom (The New York Times).

Casting her eye toward history, politics, and nature, as well as to world figures such as Jimmy Carter, Gloria Steinem, and the Dalai Lama, she "distills struggles, crises, and tragedies down to bright, singing lessons in living with awareness and joy" (Booklist).

By attentively chronicling the conditions of human life today, Walker shows, as ever, her deep compassion, profound spirituality, and necessary political commitments. The poems in The World Will Follow Joy remind us of our human capacity to come together and take action, even in our troubled political times. "Her spirituality, concern for human rights, and almost old-fashioned, determined joyousness run deep and her devoted readers will want to follow her as she turns 'madness into flowers'" (Library Journal).

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  • Title The World Will Follow Joy: Turning Madness Into Flowers: New Poems
  • Author Alice Walker
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Pages 192
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher New Press, New York
  • Publication date 2013-04
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9781595588760 / 1595588760
  • Weight 0.55 lbs (0.25 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.3 x 4.6 x 0.9 in (18.54 x 11.68 x 2.29 cm)
  • Themes
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
    • Sex & Gender: Feminine
    • Topical: Women's Interest
  • Category Poetry
  • Library of Congress subjects American poetry - 20th century, Humanity
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2012041853
  • Dewey Decimal Code 811.54

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Citations

  • Booklist, 03/01/2013, Page 13
  • Ebony, 05/01/2013, Page 35
  • Library Journal, 04/15/2013, Page 89

About the author

Alice Walker is one of the most prolific writers of our time, known for her literary fiction, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Color Purple; her many volumes of poetry; and her powerful nonfiction collections, including We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For and The Chicken Chronicles: A Memoir (both published by The New Press). Her advocacy for the dispossessed has spanned the globe. She lives in Northern California.

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