Taking the Arrow Out of the Heart - by Alice Walker (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Presented in both English and Spanish, Alice Walker shares a timely collection of nearly seventy works of ... poetry that bears witness to our troubled times, while also chronicling a life well-lived. From poems of painful self-inquiry, to celebrating the simple beauty of baking frittatas, Walker offers us a window into her magical, at times difficult, and liberating world of activism, love, hope and, above all, gratitude"--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>* WINNER of the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work *</b> <p/><b>Alice Walker, author of the National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning <i>The Color Purple--</i>"an American novel of permanent importance" (<i>San Francisco Chronicle)--</i>crafts a bilingual collection that is both playfully imaginative and intensely moving.</b> <p/>Presented in both English and Spanish, Alice Walker shares a timely collection of nearly seventy works of passionate and powerful poetry that bears witness to our troubled times, while also chronicling a life well-lived. From poems of painful self-inquiry, to celebrating the simple beauty of baking frittatas, Walker offers us a window into her magical, at times difficult, and liberating world of activism, love, hope and, above all, gratitude. Whether she's urging us to preserve an urban paradise or behold the delicate necessity of beauty to the spirit, Walker encourages us to honor the divine that lives inside all of us and brings her legendary free verse to the page once again, demonstrating that she remains a revolutionary poet and an inspiration to generations of fans.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"[A] strong addition to her mulitgenre literary canon. Walker offers the prodding wisdom of an elder suggesting that we can cope by taking comfort in beauty, friendship, and human kindness; by always expressing gratitude; and by turning inward to hold ourselves accountable for what we contribute."-- "Booklist, Starred Review"<br><br>"A book that meditates on these contentious times, but also on life, love, hope, and gratitude, it's just what our literary souls were aching for."-- "Marie Claire"<br><br>"The [poetry] collection is moving and timely, and highlights the still-raw trauma from our nation's recent past."-- "Vanity Fair"<br><br>"Walker forthrightly addresses our despair while ultimately offering poems of love and hope for all readers."-- "Library Journal"<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Alice Walker is a distinguished author and activist who has written dozens of books, including novels, poems, essays, short stories, and children's books. She was the first African American woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for fiction for her novel <i>The Color Purple</i>, which also won the National Book Award in 1983. Walker's other books include <i>The Third Life of Grange Copeland</i>, <i>The Temple of My Familiar</i>, and <i>Possessing the Secret of Joy</i>. More than fifteen million copies of her books have been sold, and her work has been translated into more than two dozen languages. As an activist, Walker focuses on issues of inequality, poverty, and social injustice.
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