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Awaking in New York Arts& Design "Awaking in New York" from Shaker, Why Don't You Sing? © 1983 by Maya Angelou. Used by permission of Random House LLC and Caged Bird Legacy, LLC, Continuing the Life Work of Maya Angelou at MayaAngelou.com. Artwork (detail) © 2011 William Low, Parkchester/NYC Transit. Commissioned by MTA Arts & Design. William Low, A Day in Parkchester, 2011 Maya Angelou (1928-2014) Curtains forcing their will against the wind, children sleep, exchanging dreams with  seraphim. The city drags itself awake on  subway straps; and I, an alarm, awake as a  rumor of war, lie stretching into dawn,  unasked and unheeded.

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Awaking in New York

Arts&Design

"Awaking in New York" from Shaker, Why Don't You Sing? ©1983 by Maya Angelou. Used by permission of Random House LLC and Caged Bird Legacy, LLC,

Continuing the Life Work of Maya Angelou at MayaAngelou.com.

Artwork (detail) © 2011 William Low, Parkchester/NYC Transit.Commissioned by MTA Arts & Design. William Low, A Day in Parkchester, 2011

Maya Angelou (1928-2014)

Curtains forcing their willagainst the wind,children sleep,exchanging dreams with   seraphim. The citydrags itself awake on   subway straps; andI, an alarm, awake as a   rumor of war,lie stretching into dawn,   unasked and unheeded.

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