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Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou: Says The U.S. Is "Growing Up," Pens Poem About Obama

Date Added: 11/09/08 | By Njai Joszor | Comments: 1

Maya Angelo, the poet and author of such books as "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" said she had a visceral, physical reaction when Obama was declared the President Elect late Tuesday.

"First I laughed," she told The Associated Press in a telephone interview.

"Before I could finish laughing, I wept. Then I shook. I mean, I trembl...

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