Life Doesn't Frighten Me: Maya Angelou

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Your words, like your reviews, bring books to life and give them a voice before the front cover is even turned. Likes: Terry Collett, Iqbal Osman, , saikoo, FroZen Darkness, Keerthi, , Scribbles8, Shida, Andrew Stull, Maris a Warrior, Groovy, Amys Poem, Khadijah7, Michael Isaac, Krystal Nairn, Matinagr, poeticpeep, Anika8, A. Angelou's strong words are matched by the daring vision of artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, whose childlike style reveals the powerful emotions and fanciful imaginings of childhood. Yourself and Bob are much cherished in our booky world and I personally really appreciate everything that you do. His art is exhibited in over a dozen museums around the world, including the MoMA, the Met, and the Whitney.

I was at my last school for 4 years and we had ********* book fairs every term – and every term, I was disappointed by the narrow range of books. Editor Sara Jane Boyers shares her professional life between the entertainment industry and the art community. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Boyers, a TV producer and art collector, deserves a standing ovation for her performance in pairing Angelou's poem with abstract paintings by the late Basquiat. From the scary thought of panthers in the park to the unsettling scene of a new classroom, fearsome images are summoned and dispelled by the power of faith in ourselves.Together, Angelou's words and Basquiat's paintings create a place where every child, indeed every person, may experience his or her own fearlessness.

She published ten best selling books and numerous magazine articles earning her Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award nominations. i>Shadows on the wallNoises down the hallLife doesn't frighten me at all" Maya Angelou's brave, defiant poem celebrates the courage within each of us, young and old. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others.Her second book, O BEAUTIFUL FOR SPACIOUS SKIES, created a "conversation" between Wayne Thiebaud's paintings and our unofficial American hymn written by one of our first suffragettes, Katharine Lee Bates.

She lectured throughout the US and abroad and was Reynolds professor of American Studies at Wake Forest University in North Carolina since 1981. It was such a pleasure to meet you both, and I really appreciated how smoothly and professionally you ran everything. A unique book that combines the words of a renowned African-American poet laureate and the primitive, modern paintings of a young Haitian-American artist. In this brilliant introduction to poetry and contemporary art, brief biographies of Angelou and Basquiat accompany the text and artwork, focusing on the strengths they took from their lives and brought to their work. A selected bibliography of Angelou's books and a selected museum listing of Basquiat's works open the door to further inspiration through the fine arts.Bookwagon recommends Life Doesn’t Frighten Me as a poem to know, recite, love and this edition as a book to keep and gift.