It was great to read about the relationsips in Maya Angelou's life. They all touched me me in varied ways and allowed to connect with special relationships in my life.Vivian Baxter is a beautiful character and it was wonderful reading about her.I read this book in one sitting - so captivated I wa...
The relationship Ms Angelou had with her mom was all the more amazing because of the beginning of it. Her mother was strong willed and Ms Angelou cites so many examples of how she took the bull by the horns no matter the situation. She learned from her mom, it's clear. Both put themselves in situ...
For the first time, the complete collection of Maya Angelou's published poems-including "On the Pulse of Morning"-in a permanent collectible, handsome hardcover edition.
This is the first I've been exposed to Maya Angelou, and I'm not entirely sure how I feel about her poetry. I was definitely most impressed with Sons and Daughters, but some, specifically In and Out of Time, seemed rather cliche. The author reads somewhat slowly, but I was pleased I got the audio...
In this beautiful, deeply moving poem, Maya Angelou inspires us to embrace the peace and promise of Christmas, so that hope and love can once again light up our holidays and the world. “Angels and Mortals, Believers and Nonbelievers, look heavenward,” she writes, “and speak the word aloud. Peace....
If every woman believed this and lived this Phenomenal Woman, what a powerful force we would be.Maya simply extols the WOMAN. She is effortlessly eloquent and each word is perfectly selected to fit. I take pride in being a woman more so since Maya can express my feelings that I could never put in...
I feel kind of silly for having read this book. First off, I wanted to read it because I am unfamiliar with Angelou and thought any book would be a good place to start, but I should have taken the hint from the title that it is a book for moms on Mother's Day. Equally silly is the fact that I b...
Maya Angelou, author of the best-selling books I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Gather Together in My Name, and the Heart of a Woman, has also written several collections of poetry, including Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water ’fore I Diiie. She read her poem On the Pulse of Morning at the inaugu...
I have only ever given 5 stars to two autobiographies. One was written by a white English man; the other by a black American woman. On the surface you would think they could have very little in common, yet they do. They both have insight and compassion, which comes through in every sentence. They...
Whew! I am done! I feel like it took me forever to finish reading this book, and folks, this is not a good sign.I do feel conflicted. I feel like I should give this a 2.5 because there were so many parts in this book that were dull and uninteresting and if I wouldn't have skimmed through those pa...
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER This Modern Library edition contains I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Gather Together in My Name, Singin’ and Swingin’ and Gettin’ Merry Like Christmas, The Heart of a Woman, All God’s Children Need Traveling Shoes, and A Song Flung Up to Heaven. When I Know Why the...
Two of my fave. They speak for themselves. "When I Think About Myself""When I think about myself,I almost laugh myself to death,My life has been one great big joke,A dance that's walkedA song that's spokeI laugh so hard I almost choke,When I think about myself.Sixty years in these folks' worldThe...
It is also true That you were created for me. I owned your voice. It was shaped and tuned to soothe me. Your arms were molded Into a cradle to hold me, to rock me. The scent of your body was the air Perfumed for me to breathe. Mother, During those early, dearest days I did not dream that you had ...
The news came on the wings of a wind Reluctant to carry its burden. Nelson Mandela’s day is done. The news, expected and still unwelcome, Reached us in the United States and suddenly Our world became somber. Our skies were leadened. His day is done. (photo credit 1.1) We see you, South African pe...
Take Time Out. When you see himwith a band around his headand an army surplus bunkthat makes his bedyou'd better askWhat's all thebeating andthe cheating andthe bleeding andthe needingall about. Take Time Out. When you see her walkingbarefoot in the rainand you know she's trippingon a one-way tra...
Ossie Davis was to be master of ceremonies, Pete Seeger would sing, James Baldwin would spear up the audience and Martin Luther King, Jr., would conclude the evening. The concert was planned to recognize the hundredth anniversary of the birth of W. E. B. DuBois. The historian had died in Ghana fi...
There were Caliphs and strong sexless eunuchs and harems where beautiful women lay on chaise lounges looking at themselves in gilded mirrors. On the first morning in Morocco, I went walking to soak up a little more romance to fit with my fantasies. Some women in the street wore western clothes wh...
Amazing Peace: A Christmas Poem Into this climate of fear and apprehension, Christmas enters, Streaming lights of joy, ringing bells of hope And singing carols of forgiveness high up in the bright air. The world is encouraged to come away from rancor, Come the way of friendship.
She muttered, lifting her head a nod towardfreedom, I shall not, I shall not be moved. She gathered her babies, their tears slick as oil on black faces, their young eyes canvassing mornings of madness. Momma, is Master going to sell you from us tomorrow? Yes. Unless you keep walking more and talk...