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This dazzling Christmas poem by Maya Angelou is powerful and inspiring for people of all faiths. In this beautiful, deeply moving poem, Maya Angelou inspires us to embrace the peace and promise of Christmas, so that hope and love can once again light up our holidays and the world. “Angels and Mortals, Believers and Nonbelievers, look heavenward,” she writes, “and speak the word aloud. Peace.” Read by the poet at the lighting of the National Christmas Tree at the White House on December 1, 2005, Maya Angelou’ s celebration of the “Glad Season” is a radiant affirmation of the goodness of life.
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About Maya Angelou
Maya
Angelou (1928–2014) was a singer, actress, dancer,
activist, filmmaker, writer, and mother. In addition to her bestselling
autobiographies she wrote several volumes of poetry, including “On the Pulse of
the Morning” for the inauguration of President Clinton. She was given a lifetime
appointment as Reynolds Professor of American Studies at Wake Forest University
in North Carolina, and in 2010 President Barack Obama awarded her the Medal of
Freedom, the country’s highest civilian honor.