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Wiley, thanks for the comments and the Mom's Day rose! I appreciate your

reading my reivews. We were talking about Maya Angelou a fabulous writer. You shuld look up her poem, "Phenomenal Woman" in some search engine and read it, it's great.......it is your Janet and all great women.....love to you, too.

posted by benzinha on May 11, 2004 at 9:08 AM | link to this | reply

Benzinha
Can't say much on your post, don't know the folks, but I did want to say hi from granpa(Mr.G) to granmagive her a late rose for mother's dayremind her I luv her and her writingAnd just say, thinkin' of ya

posted by WileyJohn on May 10, 2004 at 7:32 PM | link to this | reply

Tamara, she writes in the long, back to slavery times, history of great
Black American Women writers, strong voices, no whining and giving strength to others to continue in life's struggle with dignity and hope.

posted by benzinha on May 8, 2004 at 10:13 AM | link to this | reply

Loba Mia, she opened her speech with "que bonitos ojos tienes" and all
Arizonans in the crowd went wild with her choice of delicious Spanish. Love that song, too. She won our hearts immediately with those words. She proceeded to praise women and we all said, "Amen".

posted by benzinha on May 8, 2004 at 10:11 AM | link to this | reply

I first heard of her when she did the Inaugural Poem for Clinton........simply amazing.

posted by Tamara99 on May 8, 2004 at 10:07 AM | link to this | reply

ahhhhhhhhh, I saw Maya lecture in my area a year ago.  I love that woman, what an inspiration........

posted by Wildwoman_Laloba on May 8, 2004 at 9:55 AM | link to this | reply

Tamara, she came to speak and read about women here a few years ago and

I took my three year old granddaughter, so that I could always say to her, "You went with me to hear her speak," and thus turn her on to Maya Angelou's work.....I hope it works......She is ten now and I have only had time to read 'Phenomenal Woman" to her, so far. So much to do.....so little time. We just did a report on Togo together. I gave her all of my Togolese art, clothing, music and things to take to class to add to her report. Should be 'phenomenal'! 

 She will invite my ex-host child, De'De' from Togo to go to her class and answer some questions for them.

posted by benzinha on May 8, 2004 at 9:53 AM | link to this | reply

I love Maya Angelou, too - especially hearing her put to voice the words that have resonated in my head many a time.

posted by Tamara99 on May 8, 2004 at 9:30 AM | link to this | reply