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Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now

Maya Angelou

  • 141 pages · about 2 hours
  • First published 1993
  • 19 editions
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1 About this book

Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now, published in 1993, is African-American writer and poet Maya Angelou's first book of essays. It was published shortly after she recited her poem "On the Pulse of Morning" at President Bill Clinton's 1993 inauguration.

Journey consists of a series of short essays, often autobiographical, along with two poems, and has been called one of Angelou's "wisdom books". It is titled after a lyric in the African American spiritual, "On My Journey Now." At the time of its publication, Angelou was already well respected and popular as a writer and poet. Like her previous works, Journey received generally positive reviews.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Good for readers who want: meditation, poetry, and a short read.

  • Meditation
  • Religion
  • Conduct of life
  • Attitudes
  • African American women authors
  • Anecdotes
  • Poetry

2 About Maya Angelou

1928–2014

Maya Angelou ( AN-jə-loh; born Marguerite Annie Johnson; April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014) was an American memoirist, essayist, poet, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning more than 50 years. She received dozens of awards and more than 50 honorary degrees.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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