About this ebook
“Though we have encountered our share of grief and troubles on this earth, we can still hold the line of beauty, form, and beat. No small accomplishment in a world as challenging as this one.”
— from the preface
"I was born to grow, / alongside my garden of plants, / poems / like / this one“
So writes Alice Walker in this new book of poems, poems composed over the course of one year in response to joy and sorrow both personal and global: the death of loved ones, war, the deliciousness of love, environmental devastation, the sorrow of rejection, greed, poverty, and the sweetness of home. The poems embrace our connections while celebrating the joy of individuality, the power we each share to express our truest, deepest selves. Beloved for her ability to speak her own truth in ways that speak for and about countless others, she demonstrates that we are stronger than our circumstances. As she confronts personal and collective challenges, her words dance, sing, and heal.
About the author
Alice Walker is known throughout the world as a prize-winning fiction writer, an activist for the rights of all humans, an essayist, and as a woman who will speak her mind no matter what the cost. Much beloved and renowned for the Pulitzer Prize and American Book Award winning novel The Color Purple, Walker has since written several books of poetry as well as books of essays and fiction. She is no stranger to sorrow or hard times, yet she continues to go to all corners of the world to shed light on topics too often hidden. Her talent as a writer brings these topics to the attention of the world, helping to not only start the conversation but mobilize the world to help and heal. Alice Walker lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Shiloh McCloud is a visionary artist and teacher who has worked in the creativity movement for over sixteen years. Her work is dedicated to positive media and providing images and teachings that inspire healing and transformation. Shiloh is the author of five creativity journals and is currently working on a novel. She owns a gallery and founded Cosmic Cowgirls University, which offers courses online and on campus in Sonoma County, California. Shiloh is also the founder of Palm of Her Hand, a foundation that collaborates with visionaries on projects that bring positive media to the world.