Cyclamen

 What in tarnation does 'cyclamen' mean?

And why do I like it? 

WHO WROTE THE BOOK THE COLOR PURPLE?

ALICE  WALKER

Born	Alice Malsenior Walker February 9, 1944 (age 78) Eatonton, Georgia, U.S.
Occupation	Novelist short story writer poet political activist
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Spelman College Sarah Lawrence College
Period	1968–present
Genre	African-American literature
Notable works	The Color Purple
Notable awards	Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 1983 National Book Award 1983
Spouse	Melvyn Rosenman Leventhal ​ ​ (m. 1967; div. 1976)​
Partner	Robert L. Allen, Tracy Chapman
Children	Rebecca Walker

TODAY IS JUNETEENTH. Important writers tell us why it is important to observe this holiday, which is the freeing of enslaved individuals.