num_pages: 32
description: This dazzling Christmas poem by Maya Angelou is powerful and inspiring for people of all faiths.In this beautiful, deeply moving poem, Maya Angelou inspires us to embrace the peace and promise of Christmas, so that hope and love can once again light up our holidays and the world. “Angels and Mortals, Believers and Nonbelievers, look heavenward,” she writes, “and speak the word aloud. Peace.”Read by the poet at the lighting of the National Christmas Tree at the White House on December 1, 2005, Maya Angelou’ s celebration of the “Glad Season” is a radiant affirmation of the goodness of life.
language: English
title: Amazing Peace: A Christmas Poem
titlecomplete: Amazing Peace: A Christmas Poem
genres: Religion, Holiday, Childrens, Poetry, Picture Books, Adult, African American, Nonfiction, Classics, Christmas
ratings_count: 1268
awards: awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: The Quill Award
category: Poetry
publisher: Random House