Amazing Peace
A Christmas Poem
Random House Publishing Group · Print & ebook · December 1, 2005
This dazzling Christmas poem by Maya Angelou is powerful and inspiring for people of all faiths.
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- Who it’s for
- A Christmas poem reaches beyond belief, pairing seasonal hope with a clear-eyed call for peace.
- Themes
- Christmas peace, Hope and love, Goodness of life
- Genres
- Inspirational & Religious Poetry, Christmas & Advent, Inspirational Poetry
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This dazzling Christmas poem by Maya Angelou is powerful and inspiring for people of all faiths. In this beautiful, deeply moving poem, Maya Angelou inspires us to embrace the peace and promise of Christmas, so that hope and love can once again light up our holidays and the world. “Angels and Mortals, Believers and Nonbelievers, look heavenward,” she writes, “and speak the word aloud. Peace.”
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Read by the poet at the lighting of the National Christmas Tree at the White House on December 1, 2005, Maya Angelou’ s celebration of the “Glad Season” is a radiant affirmation of the goodness of life.
A Season of Peace
A Christmas poem reaches beyond belief, pairing seasonal hope with a clear-eyed call for peace.
Come here for
- Maya Angelou’s warmly inclusive take on Christmas
- Poetry that places hope and peace at the center
Expect
- A brief, reflective celebration of the season
- An affirmation of life, love, and shared possibility
Where it sits
| Christmas & Advent | 54% |
|---|---|
| Inspirational Poetry | 37% |
| Inspirational & Religious Poetry | 36% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Inspirational & Religious Poetry
- African American Poetry
- Women Poets
- Authors
- Maya Angelou
- Publisher
- Random House Publishing Group
- Published
- December 1, 2005
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Christmas peace · Hope and love · Goodness of life
- Reading lane
- Inspirational & Religious Poetry