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Maya Angelou’s unforgettable collection of poetry lends its name to the documentary film about her life, And Still I Rise, as seen on PBS’s American Masters.Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion model’s sizeBut when I start to tell them,They think I’m telling lies.I say,It’s in the reach of my arms,The span of my hips,The stride of my step,The curl o...

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More Misery Than Joy is a warm and witty collection of poetry that reveals the essence of author John Burkes view of the world. Touching and yet humorous, the best introduction to his poetry his own poetic invitation: About The Book Warning! Puritans should stay away, Youll only throw stones my way! What is an artist if not a person who causes people to ponder and impart their impressions even if they are wrong, I wonder? For everyone has an opinion, whether l...

Every one has a way of expressing themselves; everyone has a way of letting out their emotions. For some it make be singing, dancing, working, talking, crying, running, drawing, ect., but for me I write. Ive loved writing ever since I can remember, but it wasnt until recently I picked up poetry. Th is is a book of a collection of poems that I wrote. I wrote them to explain something to someone, let out my feelings, pass the time, and just because I love to write. Every single poem in this ...

Ive been writing poems for better than fifty years. Like other folks, Iv had my ups and downs. For some reason, when I get something on my mind, good or bad, it stays there for a while..I found that if I wrote it down in the best and fewest words possible, it helped me to get it off my mind. The result was a poem.Ive written poems and thrown them away or lost them. Ive kept some of them for fifty years or more. In thie book is maybe one in four of all Ive ever written in my life.

I HOPE WHEN YOU READ THIS BOOK OF POETRY, POEMS OF THE HEART, ABOUT THE HEART AND FROM THE HEART YOU WILL GET TO KNOW YOURSELF JUST A LITTLE BETTER BECAUSE I HAVE ALLOWED YOU TO SEE SOME OF THE ESSENCE OF ME.

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The American City is the subject of the first section of this unusual collection an intense, meaningful combination of industry and emotion the commuters and the high-rise apartment dwellers have never seen. The poet goes to the heart of a great city, to the little people whose energy keeps it moving and alive. With tremendous force, with humor, with clarity and perception, he reveals the. . . Giant Man lined with copper nerves,Old Man river surges through his veins.

My Shoulders There are times when a pillow wont do Here is when I lend my shoulders to you So cry on my shoulders They are here for you By Angelyn Gumbs

Now you know about the people who played big roles in my life. Heres a brief description of my book. This book contains a collection of poems I wrote throughout my life. I did not put them in chronological order so the reader can figure out the puzzle of my life. Let me mind you I still didnt figure that puzzle out, and thats what this book is about. Finding yourself isnt the easiest so remember its the choices we make that define our lives. These are the choices I made the experiences I l...