{"product_id":"poetry-for-young-people-maya-angelou-hardcover","title":"Poetry for Young People: Maya Angelou - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMaya Angelou\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEdwin Graves Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJerome Lagarrigue\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn acclaimed anthology receives a new design and cover! Award-winning writer, historian, and civil rights activist Dr. Maya Angelou is a true American icon. Twenty-five of her finest poems capture a range of emotions and experiences, from the playful \"Harlem Hopscotch\" to the prideful \"Me and My Work\" to the soul-stirring \"Still I Rise.\" Award-winning artist Jerome Lagarrigue masterfully illustrates each verse, and renowned academic Dr. Edwin Graves Wilson, a longtime colleague of Dr. Angelou, has written the books introduction, introductions to the poems, and annotations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaya Angelou is an award-winning poet, author, historian, songwriter, playwright, dancer, stage and screen producer, director, singer, and civil rights activist. Her books include the bestselling autobiographies \u003ci\u003eI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJust Give Me a Cool Drink of Water Fore I Die\u003c\/i\u003e, nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. She received a Tony-award nomination for \u003ci\u003eLook Away\u003c\/i\u003e, and in 1993 won a Grammy for Best Spoken Word Album for \u003ci\u003eOn the Pulse of Morning\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor more than 50 years, Dr. Edwin Graves Wilson has been a much-admired educator at Wake Forest College, from which he graduated before going on to receive his MA and PhD from Harvard University. He has served as Provost at Wake Forest, as well as Dean of the college and Senior Vice President, and also received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Campbell University. Wilson has served on many councils and boards, including the Carolina Arts Council, Piedmont Opera Theatre, and Museum of American Art. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJerome Lagarrigue won the Coretta Scott King-John Steptoe award for best new talent and the Ezra Jack Keats award for best illustrator for \u003ci\u003eFreedom Summer\u003c\/i\u003e (Simon \u0026amp; Schuster). He was also awarded the Miriam Vanett Ridgway award for best illustrator for \u003ci\u003eMy Man Blue\u003c\/i\u003e, published by Penguin, and was the recipient of the prestigious Villa Medicis grant and residency program in Rome. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 48\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.43 x 10.16 x 8.86 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46486119088325,"sku":"9781454903291","price":27.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/W9Sy269WLf9781454903291.webp?v=1783054488","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/poetry-for-young-people-maya-angelou-hardcover","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}