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by: Maya Angelou
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 811.54
EAN: 9781400066018
ISBN: 1400066018
Label: Random House
Manufacturer: Random House
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 32
Publication Date: April 11, 2006
Publisher: Random House
Release Date: April 11, 2006
Sales Rank: 558896
Studio: Random House
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Poet, writer, performer, teacher, and director Maya Angelou was raised in Stamps, Arkansas, and then moved to San Francisco. In addition to her bestselling autobiographies, beginning with I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, she has also written a cookbook, Hallelujah! The Welcome Table; five poetry collections, including I Shall Not Be Moved and Shaker, Why Don’t You Sing?; and the celebrated poems “On the Pulse of Morning,” which she read at the inauguration of President William Jefferson Clinton, and “Amazing Peace,” which she read at the lighting of the National Christmas Tree in Washington, D.C., in December 2005.
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Rating:  - A Gift to Delight
Written by Maya Angelou as a personal and touching Mother's Day salute, this tiny volume of poetry will truly make every day Mother's Day for any woman who reads it, be she a mother or a daughter. In a mere ten pages of text, the author traces and illuminates the complex mother/daughter relationship from conception ("I was created in you...you were created for me") through clinging, fretful babyhood, the turbulent teen years and adult understanding.
My favorite lines:
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Rating:  - Beautiful -- but brief
I happened upon this book while perusing a home decorating store in Laguna Beach, CA. I opened it up and read a couple of pages and it really touched me, as I had my first baby 6 months ago. Maya beautifully puts into exquisite words what I have been imagining my baby to be thinking. It was just very poignant for me. I am completely enjoying my experience of being a new mom and this poem really touched me. I got home and read the whole thing only to be a bit disappointed at how short it is. It ... Read More
Rating:  - maternal thoughts from maya
I checked out this book from our public library because I was intrigued by the notion of a tiny "book" the entire content of which is one, short poem by one of our country's most famous writers. In addition to her autobiographical works, Maya Angelou has published five volumes of poetry, and has read her work ("On the Pulse of Morning") at the inauguration of President Bill Clinton. There is no foreword, preface, afterword, bibliography, or any explanatory notes to "Mother," just the brief poem itself. ... Read More
Rating: - Captures the love you have for your baby, perfectly.
I have never written a review, I'm the person who always reads but never writes. I saw that this book didn't have 5 stars average so I had to review it. Becoming a mother is the most miraculous and blessed thing that has ever happened to me - most Mothers will agree. This book pulled at my heart as it captured that love between me and my Son so perfectly. I read this book and cry every time. I will buy this book for each of my friends as they have their first children. Never has a book been so meaningful ... Read More
Rating: - It's Maya
You have to love Maya Angelou. I've been reading a lot of poetry lately. This one here and "Art of Innocence" by L.R.Hatcher. Two great books that I recommend.
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