World Will Follow Joy, The: Turning Madness into Flowers (New Poems) - Hardcover

Praise for Alice Walker
"Alice Walker is a muse for our times . . . she touches the soul, and propels us to action."
-- Amy Goodman, host of "Democracy Now!"

"A lavishly gifted writer."
"The New York Times"

Praise for "The World Will Follow Joy"
"This tireless activist has freed her mischievous, sensual, and spiritual poetic self to write of nature, love, friendship, courage, and generosity with playful and crooning lyricism. . . . Walker distills struggles, crises, and tragedies down to bright, singing lessons in living with awareness and joy."
--"Booklist"
Praise for Alice Walker
"Alice Walker is a muse for our times . . . she touches the soul, and propels us to action."
--Amy Goodman, host of "Democracy Now!"
"A lavishly gifted writer."
--"The New York Times"
Praise for The World Will Follow Joy
This tireless activist has freed her mischievous, sensual, and spiritual poetic self to write of nature, love, friendship, courage, and generosity with playful and crooning lyricism. . . . Walker distills struggles, crises, and tragedies down to bright, singing lessons in living with awareness and joy.
Booklist
Praise for Alice Walker
"Alice Walker is a muse for our times . . . she touches the soul, and propels us to action."
Amy Goodman, host of Democracy Now!
"A lavishly gifted writer."
The New York Times
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Praise for The World Will Follow Joy
"This tireless activist has freed her mischievous, sensual, and spiritual poetic self to write of nature, love, friendship, courage, and generosity with playful and crooning lyricism. . . . Walker distills struggles, crises, and tragedies down to bright, singing lessons in living with awareness and joy."
--Booklist

Praise for Alice Walker
"Alice Walker is a muse for our times . . . she touches the soul, and propels us to action."
--Amy Goodman, host of Democracy Now!

"A lavishly gifted writer."
--The New York Times

Alice Walker is one of the most prolific writers of our time, known for her literary fiction, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Color Purple; her many volumes of poetry; and her powerful nonfiction collections, including We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For and The Chicken Chronicles: A Memoir (both published by The New Press). Her advocacy for the dispossessed has spanned the globe. She lives in Northern California.