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Mother: A Cradle to Hold Me
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Author: Maya Angelou
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Mother: A Cradle to Hold Me Description
Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 811.54
EAN: 9781400066018
ISBN: 1400066018
Label: Random House
Manufacturer: Random House
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 32
Publication Date: 2006-04-11
Publisher: Random House
Product Release Date: 2006-04-11
Studio: Random House
Dewey Decimal Number: 811.54
EAN: 9781400066018
ISBN: 1400066018
Label: Random House
Manufacturer: Random House
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 32
Publication Date: 2006-04-11
Publisher: Random House
Product Release Date: 2006-04-11
Studio: Random House
Editorial Review of Mother: A Cradle to Hold Me
Poet, writer, performer, teacher, and director Maya Angelou was raised in Stamps, Arkansas, and then moved to San Francisco. In addition to her bestselling autobiographies, beginning with I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, she has also written a cookbook, Hallelujah! The Welcome Table; five poetry collections, including I Shall Not Be Moved and Shaker, Why Don’t You Sing?; and the celebrated poems “On the Pulse of Morning,” which she read at the inauguration of President William Jefferson Clinton, and “Amazing Peace,” which she read at the lighting of the National Christmas Tree in Washington, D.C., in December 2005.
Customer Reviews of Mother: A Cradle to Hold Me
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: A Gift to Delight
Review: Written by Maya Angelou as a personal and touching Mother's Day salute, this tiny volume of poetry will truly make every day Mother's Day for any woman who reads it, be she a mother or a daughter. In a mere ten pages of text, the author traces and illuminates the complex mother/daughter relationship from conception ("I was created in you...you were created for me") through clinging, fretful babyhood, the turbulent teen years and adult understanding.
My favorite lines:
You were always
The heart of happiness to me,
Bringing nougats of glee,
Sweets of open laughter.
Angelou's little book is a gift to delight.
by Patricia Nordyke Pando
for Story Circle Book Reviews
reviewing books by, for, and about women
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Beautiful -- but brief
Review: I happened upon this book while perusing a home decorating store in Laguna Beach, CA. I opened it up and read a couple of pages and it really touched me, as I had my first baby 6 months ago. Maya beautifully puts into exquisite words what I have been imagining my baby to be thinking. It was just very poignant for me. I am completely enjoying my experience of being a new mom and this poem really touched me. I got home and read the whole thing only to be a bit disappointed at how short it is. It seemed like it would be longer, with a hardback cover and several pages of "stuff" that was not Maya's writing. I counted 18 total sheets of paper, including 5 blank pages and a few more that were almost blank. Oh well, I felt a little disappointed that there wasn't more for the $10 that I paid, but it's a beautiful poem and worth reading several times. Compared to how much money we've spent on stuff for the baby, $10 for this new mother doesn't seem too much and it really is a beautiful poem that wonderfully encapsulates what it feels like to be a new mother and completely in love with your child. I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 because I think that it should be in the $6/$7 range for the length, but I still feel that for me, it was worth the price. It would make a wonderful gift for any mother.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: maternal thoughts from maya
Review: I checked out this book from our public library because I was intrigued by the notion of a tiny "book" the entire content of which is one, short poem by one of our country's most famous writers. In addition to her autobiographical works, Maya Angelou has published five volumes of poetry, and has read her work ("On the Pulse of Morning") at the inauguration of President Bill Clinton. There is no foreword, preface, afterword, bibliography, or any explanatory notes to "Mother," just the brief poem itself. If you did not stop to ponder and meditate, you could read the poem in five minutes. But that would be a shame. Angelou's poem evokes the grace and power of our mothers, and our experience of them beginning as babies, then proceeding through childhood, teenage rebellion, and then adulthood. My mother died a year ago and Angelou's poetry renewed my gratitude and admiration for her.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Captures the love you have for your baby, perfectly.
Review: I have never written a review, I'm the person who always reads but never writes. I saw that this book didn't have 5 stars average so I had to review it. Becoming a mother is the most miraculous and blessed thing that has ever happened to me - most Mothers will agree. This book pulled at my heart as it captured that love between me and my Son so perfectly. I read this book and cry every time. I will buy this book for each of my friends as they have their first children. Never has a book been so meaningful to me.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: It's Maya
Review: You have to love Maya Angelou. I've been reading a lot of poetry lately. This one here and "Art of Innocence" by L.R.Hatcher. Two great books that I recommend.
Review Summary: A Gift to Delight
Review: Written by Maya Angelou as a personal and touching Mother's Day salute, this tiny volume of poetry will truly make every day Mother's Day for any woman who reads it, be she a mother or a daughter. In a mere ten pages of text, the author traces and illuminates the complex mother/daughter relationship from conception ("I was created in you...you were created for me") through clinging, fretful babyhood, the turbulent teen years and adult understanding.
My favorite lines:
You were always
The heart of happiness to me,
Bringing nougats of glee,
Sweets of open laughter.
Angelou's little book is a gift to delight.
by Patricia Nordyke Pando
for Story Circle Book Reviews
reviewing books by, for, and about women
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Beautiful -- but brief
Review: I happened upon this book while perusing a home decorating store in Laguna Beach, CA. I opened it up and read a couple of pages and it really touched me, as I had my first baby 6 months ago. Maya beautifully puts into exquisite words what I have been imagining my baby to be thinking. It was just very poignant for me. I am completely enjoying my experience of being a new mom and this poem really touched me. I got home and read the whole thing only to be a bit disappointed at how short it is. It seemed like it would be longer, with a hardback cover and several pages of "stuff" that was not Maya's writing. I counted 18 total sheets of paper, including 5 blank pages and a few more that were almost blank. Oh well, I felt a little disappointed that there wasn't more for the $10 that I paid, but it's a beautiful poem and worth reading several times. Compared to how much money we've spent on stuff for the baby, $10 for this new mother doesn't seem too much and it really is a beautiful poem that wonderfully encapsulates what it feels like to be a new mother and completely in love with your child. I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 because I think that it should be in the $6/$7 range for the length, but I still feel that for me, it was worth the price. It would make a wonderful gift for any mother.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: maternal thoughts from maya
Review: I checked out this book from our public library because I was intrigued by the notion of a tiny "book" the entire content of which is one, short poem by one of our country's most famous writers. In addition to her autobiographical works, Maya Angelou has published five volumes of poetry, and has read her work ("On the Pulse of Morning") at the inauguration of President Bill Clinton. There is no foreword, preface, afterword, bibliography, or any explanatory notes to "Mother," just the brief poem itself. If you did not stop to ponder and meditate, you could read the poem in five minutes. But that would be a shame. Angelou's poem evokes the grace and power of our mothers, and our experience of them beginning as babies, then proceeding through childhood, teenage rebellion, and then adulthood. My mother died a year ago and Angelou's poetry renewed my gratitude and admiration for her.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Captures the love you have for your baby, perfectly.
Review: I have never written a review, I'm the person who always reads but never writes. I saw that this book didn't have 5 stars average so I had to review it. Becoming a mother is the most miraculous and blessed thing that has ever happened to me - most Mothers will agree. This book pulled at my heart as it captured that love between me and my Son so perfectly. I read this book and cry every time. I will buy this book for each of my friends as they have their first children. Never has a book been so meaningful to me.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: It's Maya
Review: You have to love Maya Angelou. I've been reading a lot of poetry lately. This one here and "Art of Innocence" by L.R.Hatcher. Two great books that I recommend.