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Alice Walker Official Website

The House Where My Soul Lives, a Biography of Margaret Walker by Maryemma Graham

November 20, 2023

CHOICE Reviews

“Margaret Walker (1915–98) exerted a powerful influence as a writer, a thinker, and an architect of Black studies in the South, and this reviewer is delighted that Graham (Univ. of Kansas) produced this comprehensive biography of Walker’s life. Carolyn Brown’s Song of My Life: A Biography of Margaret Walker (CH, May’15, 52-4611) was the first indication that Walker would receive her just due, and now Graham’s masterful prose and meticulous research combine to create an epic tale of Walker’s achievements and her connections to writers such as Langston Hughes and Richard Wright. Graham draws on Walker’s prolific writings and on previously unexamined personal papers and interviews with those who knew Walker well, including Graham herself, and uses those materials to capture Walker’s immense influence. Graham does a wonderful job of portraying Walker’s fierce determination, her passion for her work, and her desire to create new spaces for Black women artists. Graham’s new readings of Walker’s writings make this book a valuable resource for literary scholars studying Walker and her circle. Scholars of African American literature and culture will find here a wealth of material from which to understand Margaret Walker’s valuable contributions to Black letters.” –D. E. Magill, Longwood University

Mississippi Public Broadcasting (MPB)

Remembering Margaret Walker 50 years later, as her groundbreaking poetry festival returns to Jackson

By: Maya Miller

November 1, 2023