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PublisherRandom House Publishing Group

ISBN-100553255762

ISBN-139780553255768

eBay Product ID (ePID)1048735

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Book TitlePoems : Maya Angelou

Number of Pages224 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1996

TopicWomen Authors, American / African American, Subjects & Themes / Love & Erotica, General

GenrePoetry

AuthorMaya Angelou

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight4.2 Oz

Item Length7.4 in

Item Width4.2 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Reviews"The wisdom, rue and humor of her storytelling are borne on a lilting rhythm completely her own, the product of a born writer's senses nourished on black church singing and preaching, soft mother talk and salty street talk, and on literature: James Weldon Johnson, Langston Hughes, Richard Wright, Shakespeare and Gorki." -- The New York Times Book Review . "Black, bitter and beautiful, she speaks of our survival." -- James Baldwin., "The wisdom, rue and humor of her storytelling are borne on a lilting rhythm completely her own, the product of a born writer's senses nourished on black church singing and preaching, soft mother talk and salty street talk, and on literature: James Weldon Johnson, Langston Hughes, Richard Wright, Shakespeare and Gorki." -- The New York Times Book Review. "Black, bitter and beautiful, she speaks of our survival." -- James Baldwin., "The wisdom, rue and humor of her storytelling are borne on a lilting rhythm completely her own, the product of a born writer's senses nourished on black church singing and preaching, soft mother talk and salty street talk, and on literature: James Weldon Johnson, Langston Hughes, Richard Wright, Shakespeare and Gorki." -- The New York Times Book Review . "Black, bitter and beautiful, she speaks of our survival." -- James Baldwin.

Synopsis"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., Tenderly, joyously, sometimes in sadness, sometimes in pain, Maya Angelou writes from the heart andcelebrates life as only she has discovered it. Inthis moving volume of poetry, we hear themulti-faceted voice of one of the most powerful andvibrant writers of our time.", Tenderly, joyously, sometimes in sadness,sometimes in pain, Maya Angelou writes from the heart andcelebrates life as only she has discovered it. Inthis moving volume of poetry, we hear themulti-faceted voice of one of the most powerful andvibrant writers of our time.