From her reflections on African American life and hardship in Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water'fore I Diiie to her revolutionary celebrations of womanhood in Phenomenal Woman and Still I Rise,and her elegant tributes to dignitaries Bill Clinton and Nelson Mandela (On the Pulse of Morning and His Day Is Done,respectively),every inspiring word of Maya Angelou's poetry is included in the pages of this volume.
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Publisher: Little,Brown Book GroupISBN: 9780349006215Number of pages: 336Weight: 462 gDimensions: 225 x 160 x 31 mm
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One of the brightest lights of our time - a brilliant writer,a fierce friend,and a truly phenomenal womanThe poems and stories she wrote and read to us in her commanding voice were gifts of wisdom and wit,courage and grace...I will always be grateful for her electrifying reading of'On the Pulse of Morning'at my first inaugural,and even more for all the years of friendship that followedThe world knows her as a poet but at the heart of her,she was a teacher. "When you learn,teach. When you get,give" is one of my best lessons from herYou will hear the regal woman,the mischievous street girl; you will hear the price of black woman's survival and you will hear of her generosity. Black,bitter,and beautiful,she speaks of our survival
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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