Last night I had the good fortune to be part of a big theater crowd in Columbus that heard Maya Angelou talk about everything from lost children to peaceful co-existence. She spoke as she always does with poetry and compassion. She is also funny: a thing not lost on her huge audience. Speaking of people who are assertively religious Dr. Angelou remarked: "when I meet someone who says he’s a Christian, I say to myself, “Already? When did you finish?" And in turn she talked about her own daily struggle to be tolerant and good as a "practicing" Christian. You could feel everyone in the theater just opening up as if we were all part of one immense trellis of morning glories.
Thank you, Connie, for taking me on a date and for the chance to hear a living legend!
S.K.
Poet, Essayist, Blogger, Journalist, Memoirist, Disability Rights Advocate, Public Speaker, Professor, Syracuse University
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What did Vidal get you?
Georgia
You are welcome…Happy Belated Birthday!