Template:Did you know nominations/Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now

Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now
Created/expanded by Figureskatingfan (talk). Self nom at 20:04, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
 * ... that Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now, Maya Angelou's first book of essays, has been called one of her "wisdom books"?
 * Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Michael Pineda


 * Symbol possible vote.svg Article is new enough; it meets the minimum length criterion; and it's well-supplied with footnotes. Hook fact checks out. However, the article is mostly about Angelou, in general. It says next to nothing about the book that is supposed to be the subject of the article. It should be possible to supply some more content about the contents and the book's reception by critics and readers. I found several reviews in a search of the Google News archives. Apparently the book made the best-seller lists; that's something else that could become part of the article. --Orlady (talk) 18:44, 5 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Just so you know that I'm not ignoring you, I'm working on following your suggestions now. Christine (talk) 23:12, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
 * My apologies for neglecting this; I've had an RfA this week. Will address feedback in the next couple of days. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 18:19, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
 * I've finally completed following the above recommendations. Article now has been expanded to include more about the book itself and its reviews. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 20:45, 20 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg Hurray! I confess to some doubts about providing such a long excerpt from the song lyrics. Still, let's send this to the DYK section of the main page. --Orlady (talk) 19:45, 21 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Four lines is too much?  I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, a FA, has seven of the poem its title was based on. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 21:38, 21 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Interesting. There's one major difference: the "caged bird" poem presumably is in the public domain, since its author died in 1906, while the "journey" song dates from no earlier than the 1940s and thus should be presumed to be copyrighted. Also, I am not convinced that all 4 lines of the song are necessary to convey the meaning of the final stanza, but that's not a strong opinion because every time I look at those lines, I change my mind on which parts to keep and which to take out. --Orlady (talk) 05:20, 22 February 2012 (UTC)