Complete Collected Poems

Maya Angelou''s poetry - lyrical and dramatic, exuberant and playful - speaks of love, longings, partings; of Saturday night partying and the smells and sounds of Southern cities; of freedom and shattered dreams. Of her poetry, Kirkus Reviews has written, ''It is just as much a part of her autobiography as I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Gather Together in My Name, Singin'' and Swingin'' and Gettin'' Merry Like Christmas, and The Heart of a Woman''.