Synopses & Reviews
Maya Angelou was raised in Stamps, Arkansas. In addition to her bestselling autobiographies, including
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and
The Heart of a Woman, she wrote numerous volumes of poetry, among them
Phenomenal Woman, And Still I Rise, On the Pulse of Morning, and
Mother. Maya Angelou died in 2014.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
Synopsis
Tenderly, joyously, sometimes in sadness, sometimes in pain, Maya Angelou writes from the heart and celebrates life as only she has discovered it. In this moving volume of poetry, we hear the multi-faceted voice of one of the most powerful and vibrant writers of our time.
About the Author
Poet, writer, performer, teacher and director Maya Angelou was raised in Stamps, Arkansas, and then went to San Francisco. In addition to her bestselling autobiographies, beginning with
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, she has also written five poetry collections, including
I Shall Not Be Moved and
Shaker, Why Don't You Sing?, as well as the celebrated poem "On the Pulse of Morning," which she read at the inauguration of President William Jefferson Clinton.
From the Trade Paperback edition.