 The paperback version | |
| Author | Maya Angelou |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Essays |
| Published | 1993 (Random House) |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 139 |
| ISBN | 0-553-56907-4 |
| Followed by | Even the Stars Look Lonesome |
Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now, published in 1993, is African-American writer and poet Maya Angelou's first book of essays. It was published shortly after she recited her poem "On the Pulse of Morning" at President Bill Clinton's 1993 inauguration. Journey consists of a series of short essays, often autobiographical, along with two poems, and has been called one of Angelou's "wisdom books".[1] It is titled after a lyric in the African American spiritual, "On My Journey Now."[2] At the time of its publication, Angelou was already well respected and popular as a writer and poet. Like her previous works, Journey received generally positive reviews.