Title:
Celebrations : rituals of peace and prayer / Maya Angelou.
Author:
Angelou, Maya.
Publication Information:
New York : Random House, c2006.
Call Number:
PS3551 .N464 C45 2006
Abstract:
"Celebrations is a collection of timely and timeless poems that are an integral part of the global fabric. Several works have become nearly as iconic as Angelou herself: the inspiring 'On the Pulse of Morning', read at President William Jefferson Clinton's 1993 inauguration; the heartening 'Amazing Peace,' presented at the 2005 lighting of the National Christmas Tree at the White House; 'A Brave and Startling Truth,' which marked the fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations; and 'Mother,' which beautifully honors the first woman in our lives. Angelou writes of celebrations public and private, a bar mitzvah wish to her nephew, a birthday greeting to Oprah Winfrey, and a memorial tribute to the late Luther Vandross and Barry White"--from publisher description.
Electronic Access:
Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0711/2006048645.htmlSample text http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0704/2006048645-s.html
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9781400066100
Physical Description:
x, 105 p. ; 21 cm.
Contents:
On the pulse of morning -- A brave and startling truth -- Continue -- Sons and daughters -- When great trees fall -- A black woman speaks to black manhood -- Amazing peace -- Mother : a cradle to hold me -- In and out of time -- Ben Lear's bar mitzvah -- Vigil -- Prayer.
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