Controversy Surrounds Quote On New Maya Angelou Stamp

Geo Beats 2015-04-07

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A new stamp featuring renowned poet and writer Dr. Maya Angelou has been issued by the U.S. Postal Service. According to a Washington Post article, children’s book author Joan Walsh Anglund has claimed the quote as being hers although it has widely been attributed to Angelou.

A stamp featuring renowned poet and writer Maya Angelou has been issued by the U.S. Postal Service. 


The forever stamp features artist Ross Rossin’s photo-realistic oil painting portrait of her from 2013, the original version of which will be on display at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery. 


Along with her name and image, the stamp includes the quote, “A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.” 


According to a 

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