Autographed Poem by Maya Angelou
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Bid on this beautifully framed keepsake: a poem by Maya Angelou!
“Our Grandmothers”, original poem by renowned poet Maya Angelou, presented in 17½x13 ½ elegant goldtone frame set off by black mat and signed by Ms. Angelou., excerpted below.
“Our Grandmothers”
She lay, skin down on the moist dirt, the canebrake rustlingWith the whispers of leaves, and loud longings of hounds andThe ransack of hunters crackling the near branches…
She muttered, lifting her head a nod toward freedom,I shall not, I shall not be moved… She gathered her babies, …Mamma, is Master going to sell you from us tomorrow?… Yes…Unless you match my heart and words,Saying with meFor I shall not be moved… The Divine upon my rightimpels me to pull foreverat the latch of Freedom’s gate… Centered on the world’s stage,She sings to her loves and beloveds,…For I shall not be moved.Maya Angelou was born Marguerite Johnson in St. Louis, Missouri, on April 4, 1928. She grew up in St. Louis and Stamps, Arkansas. She is an author, poet, historian, songwriter, playwright, dancer, stage and screen producer, director, performer, singer, and civil rights activist. She is best known for her autobiographical books: All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes (1986), The Heart of a Woman (1981), Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas (1976), Gather Together in My Name (1974), and I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969), which was nominated for the National Book Award.
Among her volumes of poetry are A Brave and Startling Truth (Random House, 1995), The Complete Collected Poems of Maya Angelou (1994), Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now (1993), Now Sheba Sings the Song (1987), I Shall Not Be Moved (1990), Shaker, Why Don't You Sing? (1983), Oh Pray My Wings Are Gonna Fit Me Well (1975), and Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'fore I Diiie (1971), which was nominated for the Pulitzer prize.