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Posted on: November 26, 2019

Poetry for Young People: Maya Angelou

Poetry for Young People - Maya Angelou

by Maya Angelou; edited by Edwin Graves Wilson; illustrated by Jerome Lagarrigue

Presents a selection of Angelou's work which celebrates childhood, work, solitude, aging, courage, and the experience of freedom.

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