Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Maya Angelou Is Dead.
Maya Angelou is dead. She was bigger than life. Her deep voice, her imposing presence and personality, her fearless words. Gone. She was perhaps the last authentic American literary figure. I met her once at a poetry reading she gave. If you ever heard Angelou's voice in person, you never forgot it. But it was her eyes, her intense gaze, whether in person or on television, that anchored your soul. She was Honesty, Power, Humanity and Love - and she transferred it all in her regard. She was Black...White...Indian. She was American. She will live as long as America. She will not, cannot, be replaced. Rest in Peace.
Here is an obituary that gives an idea of Maya Angelou's immense presence.
http://news.yahoo.com/university-poet-author-maya-angelou-dies-86-134624581.html?soc_src=mediacontentstory
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An American Icon is gone...
ReplyDeleteShe will be sorrowfully missed by those who enjoyed her work and her passions. RIP
ReplyDeleteA talent the world will miss. A void that will not be easily filled.
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ReplyDeleteNo man is an island,
Entire of itself,
Every man is a piece of the continent,
A part of the main.
If a clod be washed away by the sea,
Europe is the less.
As well as if a promontory were.
As well as if a manor of thy friend's
Or of thine own were:
Any man's death diminishes me,
Because I am involved in mankind,
And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls;
It tolls for thee.
John Donne