Poems
Maya Angelou
Random House Publishing Group · Print & ebook · May 12, 1997
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- Who it’s for
- These poems meet tenderness and pain with a life-affirming voice.
- Themes
- Celebration of life, Sadness and pain
- Genres
- African American Poetry, American Poetry, Women Poets
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“Maya Angelou writes like a song, and like the truth.”—The New York Times Book Review “Black, bitter and beautiful, she speaks of our survival.”—JAMES BALDWIN 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.
Voice and Feeling
These poems meet tenderness and pain with a life-affirming voice.
Come here for
- Poetry that holds joy and sadness together
- A voice described as both songlike and truthful
Expect
- A moving volume of poetry
- Writing that celebrates life
Where it sits
| African American Poetry | 99% |
|---|---|
| Women Poets | 77% |
| American Poetry | 63% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- African American Poetry
- Love Poetry
- Women Poets
- Authors
- Maya Angelou
- Publisher
- Random House Publishing Group
- Published
- May 12, 1997
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Celebration of life · Sadness and pain
- Reading lane
- African American Poetry