{"product_id":"the-complete-poetry-1","title":"The Complete Poetry","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe beauty and spirit of Maya Angelou's words live on in this complete collection of poetry\u003cb\u003e, including her inaugural poem \"On the Pulse of Morning\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThroughout 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Every 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 \u003ci\u003eJust Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'fore I Diiie \u003c\/i\u003e(\"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\"\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e(\"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\"\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003etribute at President William Jefferson Clinton's inauguration (\"Lift up your eyes upon \/ The day breaking for you. \/ Give birth again \/ To the dream.\"). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eMaya Angelou: The Complete Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e also features her final long-form poems, including \"A Brave and Startling Truth,\" \"Amazing Peace,\" \"His Day Is Done,\" and the honest and endearing \u003ci\u003eMother: \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"I feared if I let you go\u003cbr\u003e You would leave me eternally.\u003cbr\u003e You smiled at my fears, saying\u003cbr\u003e I could not stay in your lap forever\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis collection also includes the never-before-published poem \"Amazement Awaits,\" commissioned for the 2008 Olympic Games: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"We are here at the portal of the world we had wished for\u003cbr\u003e At the lintel of the world we most need.\u003cbr\u003e We are here roaring and singing.\u003cbr\u003e We prove that we can not only make peace, we can bring it with us.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Timeless 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.","brand":"Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51814734954727,"sku":"9780812997873","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_48ad5a60-415b-494d-b85b-045e7bfae02f.jpg?v=1771903519","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/the-complete-poetry-1","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}