Mother: A Cradle to Hold Me

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School Library Journal, October, 1987, Joseph Harper, review of Now Sheba Sings the Song, p. 146; May, 1995, p. 57; July, 2002, Karen Sokol, review of A Song Flung up to Heaven, p. 144. With these sentiments in mind, Angelou, arguably America's most famous poet, wrote a book in honor of mothers, "Mother: A Cradle to Hold Me." Essence, December, 1992, Marcia Ann Gillespie, interview with Angelou, pp. 48-52; August, 1998, Lisa Funderberg, interview with Angelou and Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, pp. 70-76. Braxton, Joanne M., editor, Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings: A Casebook, Oxford University Press (New York, NY), 1999.

Also author of the play Gettin' up Stayed on My Mind, 1967, a drama, The Best of These, a two-act drama, The Clawing Within, 1966, a two- act musical, Adjoa Amissah, 1967, and a one-act play, Theatrical Vignette, 1983. urn:oclc:869389512 Republisher_date 20150313081704 Republisher_operator [email protected] Scandate 20150112023122 Scanner scribe17.shenzhen.archive.org Scanningcenter shenzhen Source Bloom, Harold, editor, Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Chelsea House Publishers (New York, NY), 1995. Conversations with Maya Angelou, edited by Jeffrey M. Elliot, Virago Press (London, England), 1989.National Review, November 29, 1993, Richard Grenier, review of Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now, p. 76.

Poems by Maya Angelou about love are some of the most beautiful and moving poems ever written. Her words capture the essence of love in all its forms, from the gentle love of a mother for her child to the deep and abiding love between two people who have been together for a lifetime. Concise Dictionary of American Literary Biography Supplement: Modern Writers, 1900-1998, Gale (Detroit, MI), 1998. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings: The Collected Autobiographies of Maya Angelou (omnibus edition of all six autobiographies), Modern Library (New York, NY), 2004. With Godfrey Cambridge) Cabaret for Freedom (musical revue), produced at Village Gate Theatre, New York, 1960. Her poems about love are filled with emotion and passion, and they will touch your heart in a way that few other poets can.It is provided in both Word (to allow for easy editing) and PDF (to ensure for consistency of formatting between computers). The resources are provided in both Word (to allow for easy editing) and PDF (to ensure for consistency of formatting between computers). May 11, 2006 — -- "I think of mother often," Maya Angelou told ABC News' Diane Sawyer. "I think of myself as mother. I think of men as mother -- some men. My son has mothered his son, fathered his son. I don't think you have to be a woman to mother."