My grandmothers were strong.
They followed plows and bent to toil.
They moved through fields sowing seed.
They touched earth and grain grew.
They were full of sturdiness and singing.
My grandmothers were strong.
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Letter M: poetry by Margaret Walker [preliminary version]
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Watercolor, with printed poem overlaid
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[ca. 1997]
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Final version reproduced in Ashley Bryan’s ABC of African American Poetry (New York: Atheneum, 1997)
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Ashley Bryan Archive, Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Letter M: poetry by Margaret Walker [preliminary version]
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