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Há 3 dias · Angelou’s poetry, collected in such volumes as Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water ’fore I Diiie (1971), And Still I Rise (1978), Now Sheba Sings the Song (1987), and I Shall Not Be Moved (1990), drew heavily on her personal history but employed the points of view of various personae.
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- Maya Angelou was an American poet, memoirist, and actress whose several volumes of autobiography explore the themes of economic, racial, and sexual...
- Maya Angelou’s first autobiographical work, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969), gained critical acclaim and a National Book Award nomination. H...
- In addition to writing, Maya Angelou was a dancer who studied with Martha Graham and Pearl Primus. She acted onstage, in films, and on television i...
- Maya Angelou was awarded the National Medal of Arts (2000) and the Presidential Medal of Freedom (2010). She won three Grammy Awards for her spoken...
Há 19 horas · Angelou was honored by universities, literary organizations, government agencies, and special interest groups. Her honors included a Pulitzer Prize nomination for her book of poetry, Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'fore I Diiie, a Tony Award nomination for her role in the 1973 play Look Away, and three Grammys for her spoken-word albums.
Há 5 dias · Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'fore I Diiie. Subject. African Americans -- Poetry. Poetry, Modern -- 20th century. Race relations in literature. American poetry -- 20th century. African Americans. Description. Angelou, Maya. 1971. Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'fore I Diiie. NY: Random House. Creator. Maya Angelou. Source.
16 de mai. de 2024 · A year later, her second book, Gather Together in My Name, was published and Maya was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize for her 1971 collection, Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water ‘fore I Diiie. Angelou published an impressive total of eleven books in all, earning numerous awards, including over thirty honorary degrees.
22 de nov. de 2004 · Though most renowned for her autobiographies, Maya Angelou also received acclaim for her 1971 volume of poetry Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'fore I Diiie. This volume is divided into two sections, the first being comprised of love poems and the second of poems about the experience of African Americans living in a white ...
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Há 2 dias · This poem is from the collection by Angelou "Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'fore I Diiie." 2. "But I was not born to be a worked out slave" is a refrain in which of Angelou's poems?
Há 1 dia · Reissue. Love's Exquisite Freedom Authors: Maya Angelou. Publisher: Published Date: 2011. Categories: Poetry. A love poem by Maya Angelou is enhanced with the paintings of Sir Edward Burne-Jones. Just Give Me A Cool Drink Of Water 'Fore I Diiie Authors: Maya Angelou. Publisher: Hachette UK. Published Date: 2013-04-04.
