Synopsis:
For the first time, the complete collection of Maya Angelou's published poems-including "On the Pulse of Morning"-in a permanent collectible, handsome hardcover edition.
Rating: ★★★★
Review:
Maya Angelou is my poetry grandmother and since her death I've always had the goal to read everything touched by her and I'm so happy to have completed all of her collections of poetry. Ms. Angelou had such a rich and perfect story time voice so I loved how automatically the voice in my head switched to her while I was reading. I always knew Maya Angelou to tell it how it was but this 100% made me realize just how much she never sugar coated anything that came out of her mouth. Looking at the time period she lived through and everything she experienced throughout the entirety of her life, I loved the rawness and realness she put in her poems because that's the real way to feel a poets emotions, happy or sad, and see from their point of view.
A few of my favorites were; Take Time Out because it's relevant to my current life situation, the whole collection of And Still I Rise because it was very uplifting as a black woman, and Our Grandmothers, which has accidentally added the name Zenobia to my future baby name list. And of course I can't forget the fan favorites Phenomenal Woman and Still I Rise! I have nothing but love for this book and Maya Angelou in general.
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