... ; Women 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 ... inspirations for them to become writers. They articulate and glorify the lives of their 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 attemp...

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