Poems: just give me a cool drink of water 'fore i diiie/oh pray my wings are gonna fit me well/and still i rise/shaker, why d - Maya Angelou

Tenderly, joyously, sometimes in sadness, sometimes in pain, Maya Angelou writes from the heart andcelebrates life as only she has discovered it.

Inthis moving volume of poetry, we hear themulti-faceted voice of one of the most powerful andvibrant writers of our time.