NOW SHEBA SINGS THE SONG

Angelou, Maya

ISBN 10: 0525245014 / ISBN 13: 9780525245018

Published by E.P. Dutton/Dial Books, New York, 1987

About this Item

An outstanding collaborative effort between Angelou, poet, biographer, historian, novelist, film director, and Caldecott Honor artist, Feelings, has resulted in an exceptional book giving voice to the spirit of Black women throughout the world. 55 pages, 9 1/2 x 12 1/2", with over 80 sepia-toned drawings by Feelings of Black women sketched in Africa, South American and the U.S. over the past 25 years that perfectly complements Angelou's intense, sensuous poetry. An inscription to previous owner on the dedication page, o/w boards and text are clean and unmarked, tight and square. Some quite minor surface wear, o/w price-clipped dustjacket shows no tears, no chipping, no creasing. A collectable copy.

Seller Inventory # 004548

Bibliographic Details

• Title: NOW SHEBA SINGS THE SONG
• Publisher: E.P. Dutton/Dial Books, New York
• Publication Date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0525245014
• ISBN 13: 9780525245018
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Feelings, Tom
• Edition: First Edition, First Printing.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Art
  • Miscellaneous
  • African American

About this title

Synopsis

An astonishing poem by Maya Angelou inspired by an equally breath-taking collection of drawings of black women from Africa, America, South America and the Caribbean islands by artist Tom Feelings.
The drawings capture the beauty, fluidity and grace of the women which resonate throughout the poem encapsulating the strength and dignity of Africa's daughters.

About the Author

Dr Maya Angelou was one of the world's most important writers and activists. Born 4 April 1928, she lived and chronicled an extraordinary life: rising from poverty, violence and racism, she became a renowned author, poet, playwright, civil rights' activist - working with Malcolm X and Martin Luther King - and memoirist. She wrote and performed a poem, 'On the Pulse of Morning', for President Clinton on his inauguration; she was given the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Obama and was honoured by more than seventy universities throughout the world.

She first thrilled the world with I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969). This was followed by six volumes of autobiography, the seventh and final volume, Mom & Me & Mom, published in 2013. She wrote three collections of essays; many volumes of poetry, including His Day is Done, a tribute to Nelson Mandela; and two cookbooks. She had a lifetime appointment as Reynolds Professor of American Studies at Wake Forest University of North Carolina. Dr Angelou died on 28 May 2014.