The Complete Poetry

Lovely book of poems.

This book is excellent. It opens doors to the African- American community. It gives faith and to their articles and writings of time. This book is a beautiful thing of age. I Really enjoyed the read. Highly suggested it to others. I'm glad Maya is still with us. Great book.

The Poem, "A Brave And Startling Truth" in Maya Angelou The Complete Poetry has 3 words changed. These changes affect the tone and tempo, and sense of the poem. They should never have been made. Last line of the 2nd stanza - "To lie them in Identical plots in foreign soil" was changed to " To lay them ...." Last line of the 4th stanza - "By nightmares of abuse," was changed to "By nightmares of sexual abuse" Second line of the 7th stanza - "We, this people, on this minuscule and kithless globe," omitted "and kithless globe' - The poem was read by Maya in 1995, she died in 2014, and this book was published in 2015 by Random House. Who had the right to change Maya's Poem? No One - Not Even Random House!

I rarely write book reviews because the vast majority of people do not actually read books and therefore, write uniformed opinions. However, this is a lovely hard bound copy of a complete anthology of Maya Angelou's poetry which is quite extraordinary, unique and beautiful. This hardcover book comes with a nice dust jacket and the quality of paper is excellent. I was delighted to receive this book of this famous woman's poetry. It makes a special addition to my library. I highly recommend this book for those who actually read and can appreciate sophisticated poetry.

This is an outstanding collection of poetry by one of America's foremost poets. Angelou's eloquence and lyrical ability is just breathtaking. Obviously most of the poems are written from the point of view of an African American woman. Many are sad such as "Tears" and "Song for the Old Ones." Some are defiant such as "Riot: 60's" and "Still I Rise." A few have humor such as "The Health-Food Diner" and "Harlem Hopscotch." "Times-Square-Shoeshine-Composition" defies categorization but was one of my very favorites. "Our Grandmothers", "Sons and Daughters", "Human Family," and "Man Bigot" are poignant and are my very favorites in this collection. All Americans should read Angelou's poetry. It's all just beautiful. Highly recommended.

These are just a few photos of the contents, this is a bountiful book with about 6 pages of table of contents. I love Maya Angelou and this book is agreeable. The front is a younger maya and the back is a few years before her passing. Her life and wisdom is worth more than $20 but I am happy to have an accessible $20 book for a lifetime of work. She is inspiring and her name lives on, inside of me and inside of others who have yet to discover her

The jacket and corners took a bit of abuse in the shipping because only a thin plastic shipping envelope was used to ship in, but nothing too serious. A padded paper envelope would be better. Inside of book and pages in pretty good shape.

Original.

Good delivery and the book is amazing!

Liest man diese Gedichte, nimmt es einen mit in eine andere Welt.

Angelou's media presence and warm attractiveness used to make me assume her verse would be simple accessible rhymes for the masses. I was very wrong. This beautiful volume shoes she was a first rate poet and unquestionably one of the twentieth century's towering literary figures, while retaining that common touch that allowed her to reach any reader with ears and a heart. Where on earth did her Nobel prize get to?

The poems of Maya Anjelou are a source of joy and inspiration

No regrets with my purchase! Luv Maya☺️