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Oh Pray My Wings Are Gonna Fit Me Well is a book of poems by American author Maya Angelou, published by Random House in 1975. It is Angelou's second volume of poetry, written after her first two autobiographies and first volume of poetry were published.
- Maya Angelou
- 1975
Oh Pray My Wings Are Gonna Fit Me Well Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'fore I Diiie (1971) is the first collection of poems by African-American writer and poet Maya Angelou . Many of the poems in Diiie were originally song lyrics, written during Angelou's career as a night club performer, and recorded on two albums before the ...
- Maya Angelou
- 1971
Mar 19, 2020 · Oh pray my wings are gonna fit me well. by. Angelou, Maya. Publication date. 1977. Topics. American poetry -- African American authors -- 20th century, American poetry -- African American authors. Publisher. New York : Bantam Books.
Jul 17, 2023 · Oh pray my wings are gonna fit me well -- pt. I. Pickin em up and layin em down -- Here's to adhering -- On reaching forty -- The telephone -- pt. II. Passing time -- Now long ago -- Greyday -- Poor girl -- Come, and be my baby -- Senses of insecurity -- Alone -- Communication I -- Communication II -- Wonder -- A conceit -- pt. III ...
Jan 1, 1975 · In Oh Pray My Wings are Gonna Fit Me Well, Maya Angelou tackles identification with the ordinary and universal. The book is divided into five parts and consists of 36 poems, which you feel as you read through that they are best read out aloud.
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About Oh Pray My Wings Are Gonna Fit Me Well. This collection of thirty-six poems is, once again, eloquent evidence of Maya Angelou’s continuing celebration of life: Here are poems of love and memory; poems of racial confrontation; songs of the street and songs from the heart. Read An Excerpt.
Aug 23, 2010 · Just give me a cool drink of water 'fore I diiie -- Oh pray my wings are gonna fit me well -- And still I rise
