| Revolutionary Petunias & Other Poems Pa Contributor(s): Walker, Alice (Author), Walker, Lawrie (Author) |
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ISBN: 0156766205 ISBN-13: 9780156766203 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin OUR PRICE: $10.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1973 Annotation: These poems are about revolutionaries and lovers-about how, both in revolution and in love, loss of trust and compassion robs us of hope. They are also about (and for) those few embattled souls who remain painfully committed to beauty and to love even while facing the firing squad. "Quick, direct, witty, pungent" (DeWitt Beall, Chicago Daily News). |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | American - General - Literary Criticism | American - African American - Poetry | Subjects & Themes - Inspirational & Religious |
| Dewey: 811.54 |
| LCCN: 72088796 |
| Series: Harvest Book |
| Physical Information: 0.32" H x 5.44" W x 7.98" (0.29 lbs) 96 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: These poems are about revolutionaries and lovers-about how, both in revolution and in love, loss of trust and compassion robs us of hope. They are also about (and for) those few embattled souls who remain painfully committed to beauty and to love even while facing the firing squad. "Quick, direct, witty, pungent" (DeWitt Beall, Chicago Daily News). |
Contributor Bio(s): Walker, Alice: - ALICE WALKER is an internationally celebrated writer, poet, and activist whose books include seven novels, four collections of short stories, four children's books, and volumes of essays and poetry. She won the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction in 1983 and the National Book Award. |