Celebrations is a collection of timely and timeless poems that are an integral part of the global fabric. Several works have become nearly as iconic as Angelou herself: the inspiring (3z(BOn the Pulse of Morning,(3y (Bread at President William Jefferson Clintons 1993 inauguration; the heartening (3z(BAmazing Peace,(3y (Bpresented at the 2005 lighting of the National Christmas Tree at the White House; (3z(BA Brave and Startling Truth,(3y (Bwhich marked the fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations; and (3z(BMother,(3y (Bwhich beautifully honors the first woman in our lives. Angelou writes of celebrations public and private, a bar mitzvah wish to her nephew, a birthday greeting to Oprah Winfrey, and a memorial tribute to the late Luther Vandross and Barry White.