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In her first book of poetry in seven years Maya Angelou, bestselling author of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, demonstrates her unique gift for capturing the triumph and pain of being black and the struggle to be free. Filled with bittersweet intimacies and ferocious courage, these poems are gems--many-faceted, bright with wisdom, radiant with life
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
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"Maya Angelou's brave, defiant poem celebrates the courage within each of us, young and old. From the scary thought of panthers in the park to the unsettling scene of a new classroom, fearsome images are summoned and dispelled by the power of faith in ourselves. Angelou's strong verse is matched by the daring vision of artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, whose childlike style reveals the powerful emotions and fanciful imaginings of youth. Together, Angelou's...
5) Maya Angelou
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Series
Publisher
Sterling
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
48 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
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A collection of poetry written by Maya Angelou.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
xvii, 308 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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"Timeless and prescient, this definitive compendium will warm the hearts of Maya Angelou's most ardent admirers... from her reflections on African American life and hardship in the compilation Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'fore I Diiie ("Though there?s one thing that I cry for / I believe enough to die for / That is every man?s responsibility to man") to her revolutionary celebrations of womanhood in the poem "Still I Rise" ("Out of the huts...
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