The beauty and spirit of Maya AngelouтАЩs words live on in this complete collection of poetry,┬аincluding her┬аinaugural┬аpoem тАЬOn the Pulse of MorningтАЭ
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 writerтАЩs remarkable life.
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Every poetic phrase, every poignant verse can be found within the pages of this sure-to-be-treasured volumeтАФfrom her reflections on African American life and hardship in the compilation Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water тАЩfore I Diiie (тАЬThough thereтАЩs one thing that I cry for / I believe enough to die for / That is every manтАЩs responsibility to manтАЭ) to her revolutionary celebrations of womanhood in the poem тАЬStill I RiseтАЭ (тАЬOut of the huts of historyтАЩs shame / I rise / Up from a past thatтАЩs rooted in pain / I riseтАЭ) to her тАЬOn the Pulse of MorningтАЭ tribute at President William Jefferson ClintonтАЩs inauguration (тАЬLift up your eyes upon / The day breaking for you. / Give birth again / To the dream.тАЭ).
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Maya Angelou: The Complete Poetry also features her final long-form poems, including тАЬA Brave and Startling Truth,тАЭ тАЬAmazing Peace,тАЭ тАЬHis Day Is Done,тАЭ and the honest and endearing Mother:
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тАЬI feared if I let you go
You would leave me eternally.
You smiled at my fears, saying
I could not stay in your lap foreverтАЭ
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This collection also includes the never-before-published poem┬атАЬAmazement Awaits,тАЭ commissioned for the 2008 Olympic Games:
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тАЬWe 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.тАЭ
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Timeless and prescient, this definitive compendium will warm the hearts of Maya AngelouтАЩs most ardent admirers as it introduces new readers to the legendary poet, activist, and teacherтАФa phenomenal woman for the ages.