Alice Walker reads from her new book of poems tonight to benefit Charis

‘Hard Times Require Furious Dancing’

The acclaimed poet and author brings her new work to the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta for a reading to benefit the James Weldon Johnson Institute and Charis Circle, the feminist bookstore’s non-profit programming arm.

Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at Charis Books & More or online here.

The reading begins at 7:30 p.m.

“Hard Times Require Furious Dancing” is the latest volume of poetry from Walker, who shot to national prominence with her novel “The Color Purple.”

‘An Evening with Alice Walker’
Oct. 20, 7:30 p.m.
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta
1911 Cliff Valley Way NE
Atlanta, GA 30329