... writing other Women Alice Walker, through her essay "In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens", and Paule Marshall, in "Poets In The Kitchen", both write about the African-American women of the past and how these women have had an impact on their writing. Walker and Marshall write about an identity they have found with these women because of their exposure to the African culture. ... mothers because they find themselves through each of these women. Walker talks about her mother's garden as an ultimate expression of art. The exotic flowers that were planted there represent her mother's attempt to...

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