Maya Angelou Phenomenal Woman Reading Event/ book Recommendations

[@lindysmagpiereads]

We can all count ourselves lucky to still be breathing in. 😊 I plan to participate, although I’m not sure yet what I will read by Angelou.

[@MarilynMayaMendoza]

Her poetry is awesome and shows her romantic side and warrior spirt. Alohs friend.

[@ROSESCortez]

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[@roz_bibli]

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[@nathanfoung2347]

Aloha Maya.

[@rosecortez7472]

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[@bjminton2698]

Happy Birthday! Love that poem!! Can't wait for more phenomenal women!!

[@MarilynMayaMendoza]

@@bjminton2698 Hi BJ, there are many phenomenal women I want to shout out. I hope I have the strength to do as many videos as I want to. The bones are a little creaky.😀. Aloha friend.

[@ExtraT82]

Great event Marilyn. Here because of Pat & enjoying finally pushing Caged Bird Sings up the TBR

[@MarilynMayaMendoza]

Pat is a wonderful friend. I'm glad you put Caged Bird Sings up on your list. It is a must-read to understand the woman Maya Angelou became. I'm reading Gather Together and it's just as poignant. Thank you for watching. Aloha

[@marciajohansson769]

Joining in to read I know why the Caged Bird Sings which has been on my bookshelf for a long time. Thank you for highlighting this epic writer in your readathon! My good wishes for a happy birthday Month!

[@MarilynMayaMendoza]

@@marciajohansson769 thank you, Marcia. I keep finding out more wonderful things about her talents and her goodness. Caged bird is a very powerful book, but I heard she became an even better writer as continue to write her life. I look forward to hearing what you think about the book. Thank you for watching friend. Aloha

[@BookChatWithPat8668]

Lovely video, Marilyn. That's a wonderful poem that you read on aging. I have the Modern Library edition of her Complete Poetry, which was published in 2015. It's a beautiful book. I don't know if you saw my wrap-up video yesterday, but I did talk about this readathon, and I read a little Maya poetry for you as well. This is a beautiful event, my friend. ❤

[@MarilynMayaMendoza]

@@BookChatWithPat8668 thank you for supporting my events and my channel. Aloha friend.

[@BookChatWithPat8668]

@@MarilynMayaMendoza Always! ❤️

[@Ursulas_Odds_and_Sods]

Good luck with the readathon! I read some excerpts of Ms. Angelou's books, and some of her poems, in junior high English class. I also fondly remember her reading "On the Pulse of Morning" at President Clinton's first inauguration, one of many things which really represented what a welcome new era his presidency ushered in.

[@MarilynMayaMendoza]

@@Ursulas_Odds_and_Sods thank you, Ursula. I’m enjoying my rereads. I want to celebrate all phenomenal women authors as well as all women. Shalom and aloha.

[@BeyondBooks-wt5il]

Fabulous! Thanks for a great video! Have a wonderful birthday month!

[@MarilynMayaMendoza]

Thank you, Renee, I appreciate your support. Aloha friend

[@TerryJ950]

Aloha, Marilyn - I read Caged Bird and loved it and have ordered Gather in My Name from my library, which thankfully hasn’t banned her books. What a travesty! As a retired librarian, it’s chilling to me that there are people appointed to decide what you can and cannot read. Have they even read the books they ban? I doubt it.

[@MarilynMayaMendoza]

@@TerryJ950Hi Terry, thankfully, Hawaii Is state that is open-minded. I find most of the band books that I hear about on booktube. I doubt that people who banned books are readers in general because reading opens your mind. I’d even go as far as saying that reading fights racism, and hate in general. I’ve always loved and respected librarian so much. I’m honored that you watch my channel. Aloha friend.

[@readandre-read]

I took a nice little break a couple of days ago and reread some Angelou poems that I hadn't read in a long time. Thank you for inspiring that interlude!

[@MarilynMayaMendoza]

Thank you, Angelia. I understand her even better by her poetry. She was both a romantic and a warrior. Thank you for participating. Aloha friend.