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I just cringed and my heart was broken when I saw how my boxes of books were being handled 💔😢

Obviously I‘ll read anything by Jason Reynolds. This is an ode to the “King of Letters” Langston Hughes of Harlem Renaissance fame and it happens at the Schomburg Library (qv The Man Who Built a Library by Carole Boston Weatherford). The guests include Angelou, Baldwin, Butler, Brooks, DuBois, Walker, Morrison and the like. Reynolds‘ 1st picture book.

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My father passed away last Friday. He wasn‘t the type of dad who gave advice or had long talks with me about life. However not once did I ever doubt that he loved me. When I was in middle school and falling in love with poetry and discovering Robert Frost, he gave me this book one night out of the blue, proof that he paid attention to me and my interests in his way. Years later it remains one of the books I will never part with.

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I feel like I should start off every Jason Reynolds‘ review with a disclaimer about how much adore him. ☺️
I swear I could hear him in my head reading this one. I loved the words and the art. I love that this book came about because of a photo of Maya Angelou and Amiri Baraka (who I had never heard of) dancing at this party.

I put the audio on hold at the library so I could really hear him. 😀

#DecemberDreams Day 6: Winter season is perfect for #IceSkating. Poem was featured by Fats for Poetry Friday extracted from tagged anthology. Her full feature here: https://wp.me/pDlzr-hlq

“At the age of eighty-sex, this phenomenal woman, who spent a lifetime breaking free, finally rests her wings.“

Maya Angelou's journey was characterized by change and resilience. In this detailed biography tailored for mature readers, Bethany Hegedus poetically traces Maya's life, chronicling her beginnings in Stamps, Arkansas, her role as a champion for freedom, and her triumphant emergence as a poet resonating with the people.

Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the release of “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,“ this exquisite biography delves into the life of Maya Angelou, illustrating her ascent from a childhood marked by trauma and emotional anguish to becoming one of the most influential voices of our era.