Legends Poetry

About the Legends Book

A POETIC TRIBUTE TO THE LEGENDS WHO LUNCHED WITH OPRAH is a cultural tour. It is a rhythmic exploration of some of the most enriching women of our time. To know them is to know inward and outer beauty. To know them is to know endurance, determination, survival, longevity, courage, resistance and tolerance. Through poetic verse you will glide along the once rugged paths that now represent their history.

The concept of this book was inspired by Oprah’s Legends Luncheon which was held in 2005. Oprah designated 25 of her invited guests as “Legends” because of their contributions to family, community, education, civil rights, religion, literature, and politics. According to Oprah these women have been “a Bridge to Now” for her. The list included women such as Cicely Tyson, Coretta Scott King, Alice Walker, Tina Turner, Maya Angelou, Ruby Dee, and Leontyne Price. We have honored each of the 25 women with a poem that reflects their history – the who, the what, the when, the where and the why. Prepare to be enlightened. Prepare to be reminded. Prepare to be thankful. For we are…where we are…because of them.

To view a list of the Legends and their respective poems click Legends Itinerary.

For more information about Oprah’s Legends Luncheon:

O Magazine August 2005 Issue

Reader Comments:

Good morning ladies!

I wanted to take a moment to let each of you know about this fabulous book, which was written by Cassandra Leach-Woods, my friend and an Investigator with the D.A.'s office. I read this book from cover to cover. It was so fascinating that I finished it in one day! This literary work familiarizes you with the lives, accomplishments, failures, heartbreaks, and triumphs of these twenty-five miraculous women.

As a black woman, when you read this book, you will stand more erect and hold your head up even higher because you are reminded that you come from such a rich heritage. And while we have heard of most of these women before, this book peers into certain details of their lives which are not so well-known. I encourage each of you to purchase this literary work for yourselves and for the special women in your lives. You won't be disappointed!

C. Hicks

book Info

Paperback: 146 pages Publisher: AuthorHouse ISBN: 978-1-4259-7523-4

Hardcover: 146 pages Publisher: AuthorHouse ISBN: 978-1-4259-7524-1

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