Timeless and prescient, this definitive compendium will warm the hearts of Maya Angelou’s most ardent admirers as it introduces new readers to the legendary poet, activist, and teacher-a phenomenal woman for the ages. The poem begins with 'you', addressing the oppressor, and goes on to talk about the 'I', the oppressed and how she is able to vanquish the legacy of oppression and rise above all. We prove that we can not only make peace, we can bring it with us.” Still I Rise is a poem in which the speaker talks about defying all odds and finding her way despite the oppression she has gone through. “We are here at the portal of the world we had wished for This collection also includes the never-before-published poem “Amazement Awaits,” commissioned for the 2008 Olympic Games: Maya Angelou: The Complete Poetry also features her final long-form poems, including “A Brave and Startling Truth,” “Amazing Peace,” “His Day Is Done,” and the honest and endearing Mother: Now the beauty and spirit of those words live on in this new and complete collection of poetry that reflects and honors the writer’s remarkable life.Įvery poetic phrase, every poignant verse can be found within the pages of this sure-to-be-treasured volume-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 of history’s shame / I rise / Up from a past that’s rooted in pain / I rise”) to her “On the Pulse of Morning” tribute at President William Jefferson Clinton’s inauguration (“Lift up your eyes upon / The day breaking for you. Throughout her illustrious career in letters, Maya Angelou gifted, healed, and inspired the world with her words. The beauty and spirit of Maya Angelou’s words live on in this complete collection of poetry , including her inaugural poem “On the Pulse of Morning”
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