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Title: The Complete Collected Poems of Maya Angelou by MAYA ANGELOU ISBN: 0-679-42895-X Publisher: Random House Pub. Date: 13 September, 1994 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.48 (25 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: An Artists Signature Piece
Comment: This was a wonderful book, in which all the poems seem to tell a story, that nearly everyone has been through at one time in their life. Maya Angelou has written exactly what is on her mind, clearly, and simply creating a portrait of her past. Though many of the poems have to do with the experience of being black, I would recommend this book to anyone.
Rating: 5
Summary: The most uniquely crafted collection of poems I have read!
Comment: Growing up as a Black American in the inner city I was never exposed to the talents of Black poets until I had the fortune of reading Maya Angelou's poem "Equality" in a multicultural literature course in college. I felt shame that I actually missed out on the opportunity to read such works when I was a young child. I always dreamed of a way out of the ghetto but dreams are what they are when one is trapped by reality. Maya Angelou's poems strike at the heart of the black consciousness. She raises the umbrella of truth in regards to the Black's struggle for voice and acknowledgement. She captivated my heart and soul and awakened my desire to dream again. All that is presumed lost is lost if one believes that dreams never come true. I have a new found faith in recognizing the special gift that the Black race gives to the culture of America. Even though history has presented a different picture we as Black folk understand and are driven with determined speed to undo the undone, we only ask to be recognized, or as Maya Angelou states, "Take the blinders from your vision take the padding from your ears, and confess you've heard me crying, and admit you've seen my tears" (233). God Bless!
Rating: 5
Summary: Beautiful, simply beautiful
Comment: Maya Angelou's words absolutely captivate me throughout the series. Each poem opens a new door but reliterate the themes of oppression, struggle, freedom, and so much more. Two particular favorite short poems are The Lesson and Contemporary Announcement.
Maya Angelou's continuous effort to live life through music, through dance, through writing reflects in The Lesson. Even though the poem seems rather morbid through the description of "rotting flesh and worms" "old tombs", "veins collapse", in the end it emphasizes the importance of living life and enjoying life until the last breath. So the lesson to be learned from "The Lesson" is to love life and live life.
Maya Angelou's past reflects in most of her poems. In "Contemporary Announcement", she portrayed the harshness of living from day to day in the ghettos. The protagonist lives from day to day, from paycheck to paycheck, in its sadness and happiness. When the character has money, the family join together in happiness with "cook the cow" and "ring the big bells". And when there is no money, the family must live in darkness and in fear, that they must "hold your breath" and "take my heart in your hand." Overall, the poem portrays the harshness of the working class which experienced by 80% of Americans.
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Title: Phenomenal Woman : Four Poems Celebrating Women by Maya Angelou ISBN: 0679439242 Publisher: Random House Pub. Date: 17 January, 1995 List Price(USD): $10.00 |
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Title: Maya Angelou Poetry Collection by Maya Angelou ISBN: 0375420177 Publisher: Random House Audio Pub. Date: 09 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The Heart of a Woman by Maya Angelou ISBN: 0553380095 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 09 May, 1997 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now by Maya Angelou ISBN: 0553569074 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 October, 1994 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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Title: And Still I Rise by MAYA ANGELOU ISBN: 0394502523 Publisher: Random House Pub. Date: 12 August, 1978 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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