Uniform title | Essays. Selections |
Contents |
Witness. On Barack Obama ; Lest we forget : an open letter to my sisters who are brave ; What I want : compassion as a value ; May whatever we have gained, not be lost ; Finally it is here : election day ; Dear Brother President (elect) ; What do I expect from this turn of the historical wheel ; A letter to President Obama about torture ; Understanding health care ; Well done-- Obama and the Nobel Prize ; For what it's worth : some thoughts on war, disappointment, and anger ; Why war is never a good idea ; The road of life ; Human sunrise ; Introducing the Ojibwa warrior ; A wedding ceremony : marrying good men ; Coming to Mississippi ; Saying good-bye to my friend Howard Zinn ; On The Help ; Honoring Cicely Tyson ; We are in this place for a reason ; Listening to Howie : the optimism of uncertainty -- Meditation. The settled mind ; Milagros de las vida turtles ; Facing la madre ; Giving, as generously as the earth ; Seeking counsel from Diego and Frida ; Hitting the mark ; The victory belongs to love : so what about marriage? ; The clarity ; Overwhelm ; Queen snows ; All the stars ; The killing of Troy Davis ; The G in "Ode to Joy" ; Frozen river is a moving surprise ; May I be frank ; ¡Nadie te quita lo bailado! ; Loving audiobooks but not the segregation of books and literature ; At sea on the audacity of hope ; Stubborn flowers climbing ; Windows : discovering Uri Avnery ; Reclaiming the cross ; "This is what you shall do" ; A recipe for difficult times : anxiety soup ; Everyone's a victim ; Sisterloss ; We are remembered for what we teach ; Edwidge Danticat, the quiet stream ; More meditation required! ; "We believe" by Staughton and Alice Lynd ; The inner listener ; From grandmother's horse ; Free dogs and the Albany Bulb Waterfront Park ; Ending the age of waste ; The case of Bradley Manning ; Evolution ; Bursting into love ; Life lessons : gratitude is my only prayer -- Wandering. The universe belongs to everyone ; 12 questions : Korean women's soul questions ; Adopting an orphanage ; Coming to see you since I was five years old : an American poet's connection to the South African soul ; St. John : the Lennonono Grant for Peace ceremony ; About Aung San Suu Kyi, meditator and teacher -- Solidarity. Letters ; A letter from Alice Walker to Aung San Suu Kyi ; A letter about nature from 2005 ; An open letter to Nawal El Saadawi ; To whom it may concern : with special attention to the prime minister, attorney general, and speaker of the Knesset in Israel ; On Palestine ; We can offer what we are ; Boycotts must happen in the heart ; "You will have no protection" ; What changes the world? Bearing witness to the truth ; Nothing is stronger than a circle ; The peace of nonviolent resistance ; Auntie, I simply can't imagine it! ; And so our trails continue ; Overcoming speechlessness ; Empathy is a wave ; To the freedom riders of Palestine ; The sanity of friendship ; Onward ; Encountering the unknown Brazil. |
Abstract |
Essays revisiting themes the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, poet, essayist, and activist has addressed throughout her career, exploring her conflicting impulses to retreat into inner contemplation and to remain deeply engaged with the world: racism, Africa, solidarity with the Palestinian people, the presidential campaign of Barack Obama, Cuba, health care, and the work of Aung San Suu Kyi. |
LCCN | 2012041852 |
ISBN | 9781595588722 (hardcover) |
ISBN | 1595588728 (hardcover) |