A review by lesleynr
Overcoming Speechlessness: A Poet Encounters the Horror in Rwanda, Eastern Congo, and Palestine/Israel by Alice Walker

3.0

Short little book… really just a long article. I enjoy her insights and her use of language to share her experience. The title is misleading, though. There are only a few pages about Rwanda and Congo, and don't feel like she really conveyed "overcoming speechlessness." The book is mainly a recounting of a trip she made to Gaza with Code Pink. I think it's important to add a poet's voice to the chorus of opinions about Israel and Palestine… I craved more. I went to Israel last year and came home… well, mostly speechless. How does one overcome speechlessness? I don't think loss of words is ever Alice Walker's problem… but I still haven't found mine.