Tonight I met Dr. Maya Angelou. I felt like I was in the presence of royalty… and in a way, I was. She is extraordinary.
During her presentation at the Paramount she said, “I wrote a song for Roberta Flack and I want Mr. Stein to post it to the theatre’s website.” So I did… not after the show, but immediately after she said that. When Maya Angelou asks you to do something, you don’t hesitate. I got up from my seat, walked to the box office, sat at a computer and posted lyrics to the song here on my blog which links to the theatre’s website and my Facebook page. Then I went back to my seat.
After the show, I discovered that while I was gone, she had asked me to post two additional poems. Were you at the show? If so, can you tell me which poems she asked me to post? I don’t want to dissappoint her…
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janet // April 26, 2009 at 6:26 pm
Ken,
Absolutely delightful and amazing evening!!! Thank you and the Paramount for bringing Dr. Angelou to Austin.
The two poems were “The Health-Food Diner” and “A Brave and Startling Truth” which she wrote and delivered for the 50th anniversary of the United Nations.
janet