Phenomenal Woman and Other Poems: The Illustrated Edition

A brilliant writer, a fierce friend and a truly phenomenal woman

One of the greatest spirits our world has ever known . . . She serenely disregarded all the rules with fiercely passionate, unapologetic self. She was comfortable in every last inch of her glorious brown skin

She moved through the world with unshakeable calm, confidence and a fierce grace . . . She will always be the rainbow in my clouds

She was important in many ways. She launched African American women writing in the United States. She was generous to a fault. She had nineteen talents — used ten. And was a real original. There is no duplicate.

You will hear the regal woman, the mischievous street girl; you will hear the price of black woman’s survival and you will hear of her generosity. Black, bitter, and beautiful, she speaks of our survival

A tribute to determination