{"product_id":"the-complete-poetry","title":"The Complete Poetry","description":"The beauty and spirit of Maya Angelou’s words live on in this complete collection of poetry, including her inaugural poem “On the Pulse of Morning”\n\nThroughout her illustrious career in letters, Maya Angelou gifted, healed, and inspired the world with her words. Now the beauty and spirit of those words live on in this new and complete collection of poetry that reflects and honors the writer’s remarkable life.\n\nEvery poetic phrase, every poignant verse can be found within the pages of this sure-to-be-treasured volume—from her reflections on African American life and hardship in the compilation Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water ’fore I Diiie (“Though there’s one thing that I cry for \/ I believe enough to die for \/ That is every man’s responsibility to man”) to her revolutionary celebrations of womanhood in the poem “Still I Rise”(“Out of the huts of history’s shame \/ I rise \/ Up from a past that’s rooted in pain \/ I rise”) to her “On the Pulse of Morning”tribute at President William Jefferson Clinton’s inauguration (“Lift up your eyes upon \/ The day breaking for you. \/ Give birth again \/ To the dream.”).\n\nMaya Angelou: The Complete Poetry also features her final long-form poems, including “A Brave and Startling Truth,” “Amazing Peace,” “His Day Is Done,” and the honest and endearing Mother:\n\n“I feared if I let you go\nYou would leave me eternally.\nYou smiled at my fears, saying\nI could not stay in your lap forever”\n\nThis collection also includes the never-before-published poem “Amazement Awaits,” commissioned for the 2008 Olympic Games:\n\n“We are here at the portal of the world we had wished for\nAt the lintel of the world we most need.\nWe are here roaring and singing.\nWe prove that we can not only make peace, we can bring it with us.”\n\nTimeless and prescient, this definitive compendium will warm the hearts of Maya Angelou’s most ardent admirers as it introduces new readers to the legendary poet, activist, and teacher—a phenomenal woman for the ages.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0812997875\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: LFV.0812997875.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Angelou, Maya\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Book is in very good condition.  Clean with little to no signs of wear or markings highlights.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Books for Life","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46456913199301,"sku":"LFV.0812997875.VG","price":8.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0650\/2914\/4773\/files\/0812997875-0.jpg?v=1782493049","url":"https:\/\/www.booksforlife.store\/products\/the-complete-poetry","provider":"Books for Life","version":"1.0","type":"link"}