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Alice Walker

Alice Walker

La Vaca
Look
into
her eyes
and know:
She does not think
of
herself
as
steak.

* La vaca, "the cow" in Spanish.

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If I Was PresidentIf I Was PresidentIf I Was President

If I was President The first thing I would do is call Mumia Abu—Jamal. No, if I was president
Our Martyr

When the people have won a victory whether small or large do you ever wonder
Don’t be like Those who Ask for Everything

Don’t be like those who ask for ev… praise, a blurb, a free ride in my… limousine. They ask for everything… anything in return. Be like those who can see that my…
Before I Leave the Stage

Before I leave the stage I will sing the only song I was meant truly to sing. It is the song of I AM.
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The Ways of Water

With your unknown to me Odd magic You came To me:
Occupying Mumia’s Cell

I Sing of Mumia brilliant and strong and of the captivity that few black men escape
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From: Poems to my Girls

How can Humanity look the deer in the face? How can I,
Blessed Are the Poor in Spirit

Did you ever understand this? If my spirit was poor, how could… Was I depressed? Understanding editing, I see how a comma, removed or inse…
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I Will Keep Broken Things

I will keep Broken things: The big clay Pot
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You Want to Grow Old Like the Carters

Let other leaders Retire To play golf & write Memoirs
What It Feels Like

As if I’ve swallowed A watermelon And Sidestepping My digestive tract
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A Picture Story for the Curious

Reminding us, as they witnessed our curiosity about them, that no matter the losses, there’s something fabulous going on at every stage of Life, something to let go of, maybe, but for d...
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I Said to Poetry

I said to Poetry:"I’m finished with you." Having to almost die before some wierd light comes creeping through
The Tree of Life Has Fallen

The tree of life has fallen on my small house. I thought it was so much bigger! But it is not. There in the distance I see the m…
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You Confide in Me

You confide in me that you are lonely,
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