Listening to Maya Angelou is an intimate and inspiring experience--like having a conversation and a private poetry reading all at once. In this collection, Angelou reads two poems as well as selections from “Beautiful Woman,” all in her distinctive, incomparable voice. “Amazing Peace,” delivered at the 2005 White House tree lighting, references the tsunami and Hurricane Katrina. Before reading “On the Pulse of Morning,” written for President Clinton’s inauguration, she discusses the symbolism of three elements in the poem--rock, river, tree--and even sings pieces of traditional songs and spirituals. Angelou’s words and voice are beautiful and affecting, and listeners will truly believe that her poetry is meant to be shared, and to be heard. J.M.D. © AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine
Amazing Peace: And Other Poems by Maya Angelou
This dazzling Christmas poem by Maya Angelou is powerful and inspiring for people of all faiths.
In this beautiful, deeply moving poem, Maya Angelou inspires us to embrace the peace and promise of Christmas, so that hope and love can once again light up our holidays and the world. “Angels and Mortals, Believers and Nonbelievers, look heavenward,” she writes, “and speak the word aloud. Peace.”
Read by the poet at the lighting of the National Christmas Tree at the White House on December 1, 2005, Maya Angelou' s celebration of the “Glad Season” is a radiant affirmation of the goodness of life.
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In this beautiful, deeply moving poem, Maya Angelou inspires us to embrace the peace and promise of Christmas, so that hope and love can once again light up our holidays and the world. “Angels and Mortals, Believers and Nonbelievers, look heavenward,” she writes, “and speak the word aloud. Peace.”
Read by the poet at the lighting of the National Christmas Tree at the White House on December 1, 2005, Maya Angelou' s celebration of the “Glad Season” is a radiant affirmation of the goodness of life.
Amazing Peace: And Other Poems by Maya Angelou
This dazzling Christmas poem by Maya Angelou is powerful and inspiring for people of all faiths.
In this beautiful, deeply moving poem, Maya Angelou inspires us to embrace the peace and promise of Christmas, so that hope and love can once again light up our holidays and the world. “Angels and Mortals, Believers and Nonbelievers, look heavenward,” she writes, “and speak the word aloud. Peace.”
Read by the poet at the lighting of the National Christmas Tree at the White House on December 1, 2005, Maya Angelou' s celebration of the “Glad Season” is a radiant affirmation of the goodness of life.
In this beautiful, deeply moving poem, Maya Angelou inspires us to embrace the peace and promise of Christmas, so that hope and love can once again light up our holidays and the world. “Angels and Mortals, Believers and Nonbelievers, look heavenward,” she writes, “and speak the word aloud. Peace.”
Read by the poet at the lighting of the National Christmas Tree at the White House on December 1, 2005, Maya Angelou' s celebration of the “Glad Season” is a radiant affirmation of the goodness of life.
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BN ID: | 2940171787912 |
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Publisher: | Penguin Random House |
Publication date: | 12/01/2005 |
Edition description: | Unabridged |
Sales rank: | 942,410 |
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