Day 23 – Eternally Classic Phenomenal Woman Four Poems Celebrating Women is definitely eternally classic….. The video below is of Maya Angelou reciting Phenomenal Woman. It’s hard to believe she isn’t here anymore. […]
Day 21 – Would Give as a Gift: I would definitely give The Complete Collected Poems of Maya Angelou as a gift. This collection nourishes and comforts the soul. The late great Dr. Maya Angelou was a woman wise beyond her years. She is so terribly missed. Most of her life was spent supporting and […]
I was reading when a notification popped up on my iPad. It read “Maya Angelou dead at 86”. I dropped everything in search of the article. I just couldn’t believe it. I still can’t believe it. Maya Angelou will be greatly missed. I heard someone say “My black feminist heart is weeping.” I couldn’t have […]
I’m still celebrating National Poetry Month with another one of my favorite poems by Maya Angelou. Scroll down to the video to hear her reciting Still I Rise with her luscious, mesmerizing voice. Enjoy and recite or publish your favorite poems this month. Still I Rise You may write me down in history With your […]
I had no idea but found out that April is National Poetry Month, after reading The Daily Post today. Apparently it has gone on since 1996 and was started by the Academy of American Poets. Here are the goals for National Poetry Month, that I found on a site called poets.org “Highlight the extraordinary legacy […]
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