Once
by Alice Walker
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Author: Alice WalkerEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1976-03-15
ISBN: 0156687453
Number of pages: 96
Publisher: Harvest
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- ISBN13: 9780156687454
- Condition: New
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Book Review: A poetic journey with Alice Walker
Summary: 5 Stars
The back cover of "Once" notes that this was Alice Walker's first volume of poetry; the text has a copyright date of 1968. This volume contains poems about the Civil Rights movement in the United States, love, despair, and other topics. Particularly interesting is a sequence of poems describing Africa as seen through the eyes of an African-American.Walker's poems are written in a clear, smooth, often striking language. Some standout pieces are as follows. "African Images": a sequence of 45 haiku-like stanzas. "Karamojans": an ironic and tragic portrait of the "proud people" of the title. The title poem: illuminates the ugliness of American racism and the beauty of those who stand against it. "Compulsory Chapel": shows a welcome touch of dry humor. "Mornings / of an impossible love": a sequence of prose poems. "Johann": a striking, visually evocative poem that explores the possibility of interracial love.
I have great admiration for Walker's skill as a novelist and essayist. "Once" shows her to also be a poet of sensitivity and grace.
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