wouldn journey wouldn journey published african american writer poet book essays published shortly recited poem pulse morning president bill_clinton inauguration journey consists series short essays autobiographical poems called wisdom books titled lyric song eyes prize time publication respected popular writer poet like previous works journey received generally positive reviews background wouldn journey book essays published shortly recited poem pulse morning inauguration president bill_clinton making poet inaugural inauguration resulted recognition previous works appeal racial economic educational boundaries journey book stars look volumes writer called wisdom book comprising autobiographical texts journey published period fifth sixth god children need traveling shoes song heaven second book essays stars look published earlier published volumes poetry including pulitzer prize nominated cool drink water fore personal essays published essence late positive response readers encouragement friend inspired write journey later admitted public response stated attempted accessible readers book journey appeared new_york_times bestseller list initial printing copies los_angeles_times report financial struggles publisher speculated success journey partly compensated publisher losses journey published recognized highly respected spokesperson blacks women scholar stated doubt america visible black woman reviewer stated major autobiographical voice time african american female writers publicly discuss personal life use central character books writer called autobiography know bird sings work art description stated series set precedent black women writers genre autobiography overview wouldn journey consists autobiographical range number words considered journey increase popularity inspirational books written african americans mid-1990s book topics include fashion entertainment pregnancy racism death character sketches similar descriptions people including appear book contains poems mother black females join merchant marines untitled poem similarities people despite racial cultural differences book title called great song taken gospel song recorded happy family signature song late 1950s reviews previous works reviews wouldn journey generally positive compared essays journey traditional asian poetry writings reviewers saw similarities essays book autobiographical writing emotionally impacted essays praised effective use essays tell story illustrate points compared events character sketches book descriptions compared essays grandmother descriptions autobiography know bird sings essay extending boundaries quarrel husband mistress heart woman called journey autobiography like praised experiences examples called essays journey quietly inspirational pieces new_york_times wrote book appeal readers search clear messages easily meanings stated book sings like song got title journey emotional impact clark stated reader hear voice written words los_angeles_times said essays book pass easily evening breeze
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