The Complete Poetry

The Complete Poetry

The beauty and spirit of Maya Angelouâ€™s words live on in this complete collection of poetry.

Throughout her illustrious career in letters, Maya Angelou gifted, healed, and inspired the world with her words. Now the beauty and spirit of those words live on in this new and complete collection of poetry that reflects and honors the writerâ€™s remarkable life.
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Every poetic phrase, every poignant verse can be found within the pages of this sure-to-be-treasured volumeâ€”from her reflections on African American life and hardship in the compilation Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water â€™fore I Diiie (â€œThough thereâ€™s one thing that I cry for / I believe enough to die for / That is every manâ€™s responsibility to manâ€) to her revolutionary celebrations of womanhood in the poem â€œStill I Riseâ€ (â€œOut of the huts of historyâ€™s shame / I rise / Up from a past thatâ€™s rooted in pain / I riseâ€) to her â€œOn the Pulse of Morningâ€ tribute at President William Jefferson Clintonâ€™s inauguration (â€œLift up your eyes upon / The day breaking for you. / Give birth again / To the dream.â€).
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Maya Angelou: The Complete Poetry also features her final long-form poems, including â€œA Brave and Startling Truth,â€ â€œAmazing Peace,â€ â€œHis Day Is Done,â€ and the honest and endearing Mother:
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â€œI feared if I let you go
You would leave me eternally.
You smiled at my fears, saying
I could not stay in your lap foreverâ€
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This collection also includes the never-before-published poemÂ â€œAmazement Awaits,â€ commissioned for the 2008 Olympic Games:
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â€œWe are here at the portal of the world we had wished for
At the lintel of the world we most need.
We are here roaring and singing.
We prove that we can not only make peace, we can bring it with us.â€
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Timeless and prescient, this definitive compendium will warm the hearts of Maya Angelouâ€™s most ardent admirers as it introduces new readers to the legendary poet, activist, and teacherâ€”a phenomenal woman for the ages.

Country	USA
Brand	Random House Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer	Random House
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9780812997873
Model	9780812997873
Color	Purple
ReleaseDate	2015-03-31
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9780812997873

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