From her thoughts on life and the struggles of African Americans in "Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'fore I Diiie" to the revolutionary celebrations of womanhood in "Phenomenal Woman" and "Still I Rise," and the elegant tributes to distinguished figures like Bill Clinton and Nelson Mandela ("On the Pulse of Morning" and "His Day Is Done," respectively), every inspired word of Maya Angelou's poetry is included in the pages of this volume.