american writer mya angelou penned this poem in honor of nelson mandela. she delivers a poignant tribute in this youtube video celebrating his life's work. nelson mandela inspired artists the world over throughout his life and over the past few days countless artists, both the famous and less well known, paid their last respects by dedicating a work to him. on hearing of madiba's passing, a nigerian artist, for example, posted this digital painting online to celebrate the legacy of the man he affectionately refers to as "papa africa." miguel worked for twitter and tweeted this picture sent out in response to his death. indians and artists created this sculpture in eastern india. people have been laying flowers at the foot of the nelson mandela sand sculpture in memory of their hero. and last week members of the gospel choir dressed up as supermarket employees in pretoria with a flash-mob tribute to madiba. here they are performing a famous song -- "snl" notes ♪ ♪ and france taly dignitaries were among the 562 writers to have signed this petition posted to