Mark Steyn somehow has an encyclopedic knowledge of almost
anything. Yesterday he regurgitated his
all in tribute to Maya Angelou on the occasion of her demise. Although he
proffers a few zingers, in general he treats her reasonably kindly … with lots
of gritty life details (it’s worth a read) … see: Steyn Online.
Swimming in all this interesting flotsam about Ms. Angelou’s
life however, somehow Mr. Steyn missed what I remember most about this
lady. That was the doggerel part of the
poem she read at Bill Clinton’s first inaugural … see: Professor Althouse's Blog.
William F, Buckley Jr., also now deceased, when commenting on this poetry performance by Ms, Angelou famously said, “We were both at a loss
for words.”
RIP, Maya
