#TBT Feature
Dr. Margaret Walker Alexander
"Margaret Abigail Walker
(Alexander) was one of the most gifted poetic voices of the twentieth century. In the preface to her last book of poetry, This Is My Century, Walker wrote, 'If I could write my epitaph it would read: Here lies Margaret Walker/Poet and Dreamer/ She tried to make her life a Poem."
—Dr. Alferdteen Harrison
in
2nd Edition, Vol. 3
Story of Margaret Walker video source: Margaret Walker Center
Black Women
America,
(p. 316)
Meet
Walker
Margaret
Photograph of Margaret
Walker
Alexander by Judith Sedwick
Write
I Want to
to write I want to write the songs of my people. I want to hear them singing melodies in the dark. I want to catch the last floating strains from their sob-torn throats. I want to frame their dreams into words; their souls into notes. >>Story of Margaret Walker Documentary >>For My People by Margaret Walker >>Conversations with Margaret Walker
Walker
I want
—Margaret
to read the full poem
source: Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America >>The House Where My Soul Lives >>Margaret Walker by Poetry Foundation
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Leadership Reflection
Margaret Walker Alexander wanted to be remembered as a "Poet and Dreamer" who "tried to make her life a Poem."
In what ways was Walker's life like a poem? In what ways is your life like a poem? Share your thoughts on our Cocoon Club Mobilize feed!
