The classic collection of poetry from the author of I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS.'A brilliant writer,a fierce friend and a truly phenomenal woman'BARACK OBAMAMaya Angelou's poetry - lyrical and dramatic,exuberant and playful - speaks of love,longing,partings; of Saturday night partying,and the smells and sounds of Southern cities; of freedom and shattered dreams.'She moved through the world with unshakeable calm,confidence and a fierce grace...She will always be the rainbow in my clouds'OPRAH WINFREY'She was important in so many ways. She launched African American women writing in the United States. She was generous to a fault. She had nineteen talents - used ten. And was a real original. There is no duplicate'TONI MORRISON
Publisher: Little,Brown Book GroupISBN: 9780860687573Number of pages: 112Weight: 98 gDimensions: 195 x 130 x 10 mm
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A brilliant writer,a fierce friend and a truly phenomenal womanThe poems and stories she wrote...were gifts of wisdom and wit,courage and graceShe moved through the world with unshakeable calm,confidence and a fierce grace...She will always be the rainbow in my cloudsShe was important in so many ways. She launched African American women writing in the United States. She was generous to a fault. She had nineteen talents - used ten. And was a real original. There is no duplicateAngelou was the first poet since Robert Frost to recite work at a presidential inauguration. And Still I Rise is a tribute to determination,from the title poem to the anthemic "Phenomenal Woman",which sounds like something that Beyoncé could set to music
Maya Angelou
A global icon,acclaimed American poet,activist,and autobiographer Maya Angelou is widely regarded as one of the most important writers of the twentieth-century. A prolific writer and chronicler of her own life,Angelou's best-known works include her breakout 1969 memoir I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,And Still I Rise,Gather Together in My Name and Letter to My Daughter.
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