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Carregando... Maya Angelou Poetry Collectionde Maya Angelou
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Listen to Maya Angelou read more than 100 of her best loved poems - for the first time in one collection. "As good as Angelou's books are, you just have to hear her." -Philadelphia Inquirer Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'fore I Diiie (30 minutes, 27 poems) James Baldwin called Maya Angelou's first collection of poems "Black, bitter, and beautiful. [Maya Angelou] speaks of our survival. Sister Maya has been there and back, she knows something about herself and she knows something about us . . ." Oh Pray My Wings Are Gonna Fit Me Well (35 minutes, 36 poems) The poems in this second volume of Maya Angelou's poetry are eloquent evidence of the poet's continuing celebration of life. Here are poems of love and memory, poems of racial confrontation, poems of misplaced patriotism, songs of the street and songs of the heart. I Shall Not Be Moved (40 minutes, 32 poems) A wonderful collection of poems including the classic "Our Grandmothers", one of Maya Angelou's best known and best loved poems. I Shall Not Be Movedcaptures the pain and triumph of being black and tells of history and heartbreak and love. On the Pulse of Morning (10 minutes, 1 poem) This Inaugural Poem brought our nation to its feet on January 20, 1993, and sent Maya Angelou to the podium to accept the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word recording. "The Audio version is the best way to experienceOn the Pulse of Morning." raved theLos Angeles Times. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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I was also delighted to hear her actually sing parts of several spirituals that were the inspiration for the poem she wrote for Clinton’s inauguration.
Audiobook version, on CD (ISBN 0375420177), that I purchased on a sale rack years ago. Looking it up online just now in hopes of getting some audio samples to link to, I was amazed at the prices, but it looks as though it’s commonly available at public libraries, per WorldCat.
For the Twelve Tasks of the Festive Season book challenge, Task the Fifth: The Kwanzaa (Read a book written by an African-American author or set in an African country)
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