Be Nobody’s Darling
by Alice Walker
When Alice Walker writes her pointed poetry, it’s often a good idea to pay close attention to the words she
Alice Walker is an American poet who was born in Georgia in 1944. She is known as a novelist, poet, short-story writer, and a social activist. Her best-known work, The Color Purple, won the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. She wrote her first book of poems while studying in East Africa and has since become an important piece of fiction in the feminist and civil rights movement.
When Alice Walker writes her pointed poetry, it’s often a good idea to pay close attention to the words she
Poetry is one of the most contemplative art forms in the world, largely because of the fact that all words
There are a great many poems in existence that push forward the desire to express a need or feeling, and
‘Poem at Thirty-Nine’ by Alice Walker describes the speaker’s father’s life. She admits how much she misses him and how she wishes he hadn’t had such a hard life.
In this famous poem, We Alone, based on humanity, love, and money, Alice Walker reveals the power within each human
Alice Walker is well-known today for her long history of literature and her long history of activism, particularly in Africa
‘Women’ is a short poem praising previous generations of African American women who fought for the education of girls.