RIP Maya Angelou

Just posted the same thing over at the Poetry forum.

http://absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=290847

I think we can honor Maya Angelou in more than one room, if that's all right with you, Perks.

I'm really moved by her passing. She was a huge inspiration to me and many others.

"I want to write so well that a person is 30 or 40 pages in a book of mine ... before she realizes she's reading," she said.

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http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/28/us/maya-angelou-obit/

She was a massive inspiration to me too.

I'm sorry to hear she's gone. We've lost a good un.

I respected her immensely.

My breath caught when I read that she died.

I'm going to reread Caged Bird, in her memory.

May her song be heard on every hill.

The world has lost an amazing woman. Rest in peace.

Sad loss of a wonderful voice. for Maya and .

She spoke, and read, at a convocation I attended in the late eighties. I can't think a speaker I've heard since that day who moved me more.

May the road rise to meet you Ms. Angelou, and may the wind be always at your back.

Rest in Peace.

I heard her speak as part of a lecture series maybe 15 years ago. She was awe inspiring. Her voice rolled over you like warm chocolate sauce.

RIP

MM

I grew up in an impoverished, backward town, without much in the way of education or opportunity. I had the fortune of being invited to an educational summer camp where I took a writing course. We watched a video of Maya Angelou reading excerpts from her autobiography. It was truly inspiring, and to this day, I still can't bear to keep a bird as a pet.



And because we're all writers, can I just say that I wish commenters on the articles I've been reading would stop calling her an "angle."

I cried when I saw she had passed away. She was one of my influences to become a writer, and her quotes of wisdom helped me through several rough times in my life. She was an amazing lady, a true inspiration to so many out there. She's going to be missed.

I had a quiet moment of mourning when I found out. She was a major inspiration to me years back. I didn't stay in poetry, but I tried to stay true to the lessons her work taught me.

Her body may have died, but her spirit never will. Ask anyone a hundred years from now who Maya Angelou was, and if they're at all intelligent, they'll know.

Sat Nam! (literally "Truth Name"--a Sikh greeting)

Dittoing James Ritchie's sentiments. This is one spirit that isn't dead, even though the body is gone.

Blessings,

Siri Kirpal

I was privileged to see her speak once. Such an inspiration--and so accessible, too. I'm a bit at a loss for words here. What's weird is I don't feel sad. More like she's ascended to the next plane of existence, leaving behind this legacy of sadness and yearning transformed into beauty.

The world's lost a thoughtful heart.

My favorite quote is one of hers: "You never run out of creativity. The more you use the more you have."

I was lucky enough to attend one of her readings in the 90s. She was so full of life and humanity shone from her. She really was a wonderful lady. RIP Maya.