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The Complete Collected Poems of Maya Angelou by Maya Angelou, 1994-09-13
Letter to My Daughter by Maya Angelou, 2009-10-27
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou, 2009-04-21
Hallelujah! The Welcome Table: A Lifetime of Memories with Recipes by Maya Angelou, 2004-09-21
Gather Together in My Name by Maya Angelou, 2009-04-21
Phenomenal Woman: Four Poems Celebrating Women by Maya Angelou, 1995-01-17
The Collected Autobiographies of Maya Angelou (Modern Library) by Maya Angelou, 2004-09-21
The Heart of a Woman by Maya Angelou, 2009-04-21
A Song Flung Up to Heaven by Maya Angelou, 2003-04-01
Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now by Maya Angelou, 1994-10-01
Poetry for Young People: Maya Angelou
All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes by Maya Angelou, 1991-06-04
Maya Angelou: Poems by Maya Angelou, 1986-02-01
Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas by Maya Angelou, 2009-04-21

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Maya Angelou - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Online encyclopedia article. Includes biographical information.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_Angelou

Extractions: Saint Louis, Missouri Occupation Poet, dancer, producer, playwright, director, author Nationality American Website www.mayaangelou.com Maya Angelou IPA /ËmaÉªÉ Ë¦ndÊÉloÊ/ ), born Marguerite Ann Johnson, April 4 in St. Louis, Missouri is an American poet memoirist actress and an important figure in the American Civil Rights Movement . In 2001 she was named one of the 30 most powerful women in America by Ladies Home Journal Maya Angelou is known for her series of six autobiographies , starting with I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings which was nominated for a National Book Award and called her magnum opus. Her volume of poetry, Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'Fore I Die (1971) was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize Maya Angelou was born in St. Louis, Missouri
Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More - Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou was born Marguerite Johnson in St. Louis, Missouri, on April 4, 1928. She grew up in St. Louis and Stamps, Arkansas. She is an author, poet,
http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/87

Extractions: Maya Angelou was born Marguerite Johnson in St. Louis, Missouri, on April 4, 1928. She grew up in St. Louis and Stamps, Arkansas. She is an author, poet, historian, songwriter, playwright, dancer, stage and screen producer, director, performer, singer, and civil rights activist. She is best known for her autobiographical books: All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes The Heart of a Woman Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas Gather Together in My Name (1974), and I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969), which was nominated for the National Book Award. Among her volumes of poetry are A Brave and Startling Truth (Random House, 1995), The Complete Collected Poems of Maya Angelou Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now Now Sheba Sings the Song I Shall Not Be Moved Shaker, Why Don't You Sing? Oh Pray My Wings Are Gonna Fit Me Well (1975), and
Maya Angelou -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia
Britannica online encyclopedia article on Maya Angelou black American poet whose several volumes of autobiography explore the themes of economic, racial,
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Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou was born in 1928 to Vivian and Bailey Johnson. Maya s parents divorced when she was only three years old. She and her brother, Bailey,
http://www.uncp.edu/home/canada/work/canam/angelou.htm

Extractions: Maya Angelou Homes 1928: born on April 4,1928, in St.Louis, Missouri 1931: Maya and her brother, Bailey Jr., are sent to live with their grandmother, Annie ("Momma") Johnson Henderson in Stamps, Arkansas 1935: Maya and her brother go to live with their mother in St. Louis 1936: Maya is raped by her mother's paramour, Mr. Freeman 1937: Maya and Bailey go back to Stamps, Arkansas 1940: Graduates with honors from Lafayette Country Training School in Stamps 1941: Moves to San Francisco to live with her mother and Daddy Clidell 1942: Attends the California Labor School as a night student 1944: First black female trolley car conductor in San Francisco; graduates from Mission High School; gives birth to her son, Clyde (Guy)
BBC - BBC Four - Books - Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou, Her most famous work is I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/books/features/maya_angelou.shtml

Extractions: Maya Angelou's stunning performance at the 2002 Hay Festival had the audience in hysterics and tears. The clips on this page offer exclusive highlights. FOUR FACTS ABOUT MAYA: Maya Angelou was born Marguerite Annie Johnson in 1928 in St Louis Missouri, in the American South. She took the name Maya Angelou when she became a cabaret artist in her late twenties She was raped by her mother's boyfriend when she was seven, and for five years afterwards communicated only with her brother Bailey. She writes about her ordeal in I Know why the Caged Bird Sings : "I was 7 and a half and I thought that my voice had killed him, that if I hadn't spoken his name, if I hadn't spoken, that the man would still be alive and so I took responsibility for his death and stopped talking"
Maya Angelou - Wikiquote
Maya Angelou (born Marguerite Ann Johnson on April 4, 1928 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA) is an AfricanAmerican poet, memoirist, actress, director,
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Maya_Angelou
Maya Angelou - Poems, Biography, Quotes
Free collection of all Maya Angelou Poems and Biography. See the best poems and poetry by Maya Angelou.
http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/maya_angelou

Extractions: Maya Angelou (1928 - present) Enlarge Picture View Maya Angelou: Poems Quotes Biography Books ... Resources Maya Angelou was born Marguerite Johnson in St. Louis, Missouri, on April 4, 1928. She grew up in St. Louis and Stamps, Arkansas. She is an author, poet, historian, songwriter, playwright, dancer, stage and screen producer, director, performer, singer, and civil rights activist. She is best known for her autobiographical books: All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes (1986), The Heart of a Woman (1981), Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas (1976), Gather Together in My Name (197.. Continue.. Some of Maya Angelou Poems Still I Rise
Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou is a poet, historian, author, actress, playwright, civilrights activist, producer and director. She lectures throughout the US and abroad and
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Extractions: Maya Angelou is a poet, historian, author, actress, playwright, civil-rights activist, producer and director. She lectures throughout the US and abroad and is Reynolds professor of American Studies at Wake Forest University in North Carolina. She has published ten best selling books and countless magazine articles. At the request of President Clinton, she wrote and delivered a poem at the 1993 presidential inauguration. Dr. Angelou began her career in drama and dance. She married a South African freedom fighter and lived in Cairo where she was editor of The Arab Observer, the only English-language news weekly in the Middle East. In Ghana, she was feature editor of The African Review and taught at the University of Ghana. In the 1960s, at the request of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Ms. Angelou became the northern coordinator for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. She was appointed by President Gerald Ford to the Bicentennial Commission and by President Jimmy Carter to the National Commission on the Observance of International Women's Year. In the film industry, through her work in script writing and directing, Maya Angelou has been a groundbreaker for black women. In television, she has made hundreds of appearances. Her renowned autobiographical account of her youth, "I Know Why the Cage Bird Sings," was a two hour TV special on CBS. She has written and produced several prize winning documentaries, including "Afro-Americans in the Arts," a PBS special for which she received the Golden Eagle Award. Dr. Angelou speaks French, Spanish, Italian and West African Fanti.
The My Hero Project - Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou is like a third grandmother to me because she is full of wisdom, courage and love. Maya Angelou is a very unique woman.
http://www.myhero.com/myhero/hero.asp?hero=mayaangelou
St. Louis Walk Of Fame - Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou, born Marguerite Johnson in St. Louis, was raised in segregated rural Arkansas. Her bestselling account of that upbringing, I Know Why the
http://stlouiswalkoffame.org/inductees/maya-angelou.html

Extractions: M AYA A NGELOU Maya Angelou, born Marguerite Johnson in St. Louis, was raised in segregated rural Arkansas. Her best-selling account of that upbringing, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings , won critical acclaim in 1970. A leading literary voice of the African-American community, Angelou wrote a dozen more books of prose and poetry, earning Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award nominations. She was also nominated for an Emmy Award for her acting in Roots , and her screenplay Georgia, Georgia was the first by a black woman to be filmed. An eminent lecturer, Maya Angelou became a professor of American Studies at Wake Forest University in 1981
Calypso Artists: Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou is an American writer well known for her many volumes of poetry and her memoirs, especially the volume I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
http://www.calypsoworld.org/noflash/artists-03.htm

Extractions: C ALYPSO: A W ORLD ... International Calypso Artists Songs Calypso Today Calypso Artists: Biographies Maya Angelou is an American writer well known for her many volumes of poetry and her memoirs, especially the volume I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings . She is little remembered for her early career as a dancer and calypso singer. Angelou had a Trinidadian grandfather and became familiar with calypso at home. During the early 1950s, she sang and danced calypsos in local nightspots in San Francisco. While on tour with a production of Porgy and Bess , she spent a period in Paris, where she was one of the first artists to perform calypsos in nightclubs. She returned to the United States at the height of the 1956-57 "calypso craze." Calypso Heat Wave In 1957 she recorded an album titled Miss Calypso and appeared in the Hollywood film Calypso Heat Wave (Columbia Pictures, 1957). She also headlined a calypso revue in Las Vegas and New York, performed in Harlem's Apollo Theater, regularly sang in nightclubs and appeared in Geoffrey Holder's 1957 Caribbean Calypso Festival in Brooklyn. In 1959 she gave up touring as a singer to pursue a career as a writer.
Maya Angelou â Poet Seers
Maya Angelou (original name Marguerite Johnson) was born April 4, 1928 in St Louis, Missouri. Maya Angelou is one of Americas leading female contemporary
http://www.poetseers.org/contemporary_poets/maya_angelou

Extractions: From: Touched By An Angel Maya Angelou married a South African freedom fighter and for a time lived in Cairo where she was the editor of the Arab Observer. However in the 1960s she returned to America and played a role in the civil rights movement. At the request of Martin Luther King The popularity of Maya Angelou has in large part been due to her ability to write about the many experiences of life with a vivid and engaging style that absorbs the reader. As Sidonie Ann Smith states from Southern Humanities Review. "Her genius as a writer is her ability to recapture the texture of the way of life in the texture of its idioms, its idiosyncratic vocabulary and especially in its process of image-making," Sources for quote: Gale Research African American Literature Book Club Biography by Tejvan Pettinger Books on Maya Angelou at Amazon.com
Maya Angelou - Trailer - Showtimes - Cast - Movies - New York Times
A biography and related information about Maya Angelou.
http://movies.nytimes.com/person/172806/Maya-Angelou

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Maya Angelou - Wikipedia
Translate this page Ritenuta una figura chiave del Movimento Americano per i Diritti Civili, Maya Angelou, il cui vero nome è Margherite Johnson è diventata famosa come
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Extractions: Vai a: Navigazione cerca Maya Angelou (2000). Maya Angelou St. Louis 4 aprile ) ¨ una poetessa attrice e ballerina statunitense Ritenuta una figura chiave del Movimento Americano per i Diritti Civili , Maya Angelou, il cui vero nome ¨ Margherite Johnson ¨ diventata famosa come scrittrice con il romanzo autobiografico âI Know Why The Caged Bird Singsâ del e âAll Godâs Children Need Travelling Shoesâ del . Inoltre la sua raccolta di versi âJust Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'Fore I Dieâ del ha ricevuto una nomination per il premio Pulitzer . Da questa raccolta la Angelou ha recitato âOn The Pulse of Morningâ in occasione della cerimonia di insediamento del presidente americano Bill Clinton . E' stata insignita nel corso degli anni di numerosi riconoscimenti accademici e dottorati, dalle universit di Yale , del Kansas , del Ghana e dalla Rockfeller Foundation in Italia , pur non avendo mai ricevuto una educazione universitaria. Il suo amore per la musica e il teatro l'ha portata a ricevere un Tony Awards e un Grammy nel per il Miglior Album Parlato per âOn Pulse of Morningâ Estratto da " http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_Angelou
Maya Angelou@Everything2.com
After a childhood rape by her mother s boyfriend, Maya Angelou withdrew from family and friends and was mute for more than five years.
http://everything2.com/index.pl?node=Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou - The Official Website
Official website includes biographical information, lists of the poet s works, recent interviews, books and recordings for sale, and agent s contact
http://www.mayaangelou.com/

Extractions: Dr. Maya Angelou is a remarkable Renaissance woman who is hailed as one of the great voices of contemporary literature. As a poet, educator, historian, best-selling author, actress, playwright, civil-rights activist, producer and director, she continues to travel the world, spreading her legendary wisdom. Within the rhythm of her poetry and elegance of her prose lies Angelou's unique power to help readers of every orientation span the lines of race and Angelou captivates audiences through the vigor and sheer beauty of her words and lyrics.
Maya Angelou - Author, Poet, Playwright
By the time she was in her early twenties, maya angelou had been a Creole cook, a streetcar conductor, a cocktail waitress, a dancer, a madam,
http://aalbc.com/authors/maya.htm

Extractions: Maya Angelou African American Literature Book Club - The #1 Site for "Readers of Black Literature" Enter your search terms Submit search form Search the Web AALBC.com Thumpers Corner Book Search Home Back Author Home Up ... Advertise Name originally Marguerite (some sources say Marguerita) Johnson; surname is pronounced " An -ge-lo"; born April 4, 1928, in St. Louis, Missouri, United States; daughter of Bailey (a doorkeeper and naval dietician) and Vivian (a nurse and realtor; maiden name, Baxter) Johnson; married Tosh Angelou (divorced c. 1952); married Paul Du Feu, December, 1973 (divorced); children: Guy Johnson If You like Maya Angelou's Work You May Also Like: By the time she was in her early twenties, Maya Angelou had been a Creole cook, a streetcar conductor, a cocktail waitress, a dancer, a madam, and an unwed mother. The following decades saw her emerge as a successful singer, actress, and playwright, an editor for an English-language magazine in Egypt, a lecturer and civil rights activist, and a popular author of five collections of poetry and five autobiographies. In 1993 Angelou gave a moving reading of her poem "On the Pulse of Morning" at Bill Clinton's presidential inauguration, an occasion that gave her wide recognition. Angelou is hailed as one of the great voices of contemporary black literature and as a remarkable Renaissance woman. She began producing books after some notable friends, including author James Baldwin, heard Angelou's stories of her childhood spent shuttling between rural, segregated Stamps, Arkansas, where her devout grandmother ran a general store, and St. Louis, Missouri, where her worldly, glamorous mother lived.
Maya Angelou : Teacher Resource File
Biography, bibliography, etexts and lesson plans for teaching the work of maya angelou.
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/angelou.htm
VG: Artist Biography: Angelou, Maya
Born April 4, 1928 in Saint Louis, Missouri, maya angelou s given name was Marguerite Johnson. In her early twenties she was given the name maya angelou
http://voices.cla.umn.edu/vg/Bios/entries/angelou_maya.html

Extractions: Jump to: Biography and Criticism Selected Bibliography Non-English Materials Related Links permissions info Angelou's first work of literature, I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings, is an autobiography. Angelou's sometimes disruptive life inspired her to write this book. It truly reflects the essence of her struggle to overcome the restrictions that were placed upon her in a hostile environment. Angelou writes with a twist of lyrical imagery along with a touch of realism. The title of this book is taken from the poem "sympathy" by the great black poet, Paul Laurence Dunbar. Sidonie Ann Smith praised Angelou for the book, saying that, "like Richard Wright, she opens with a primal childhood scene that brings into focus the nature of the imprisoning environment from which the self will seek escape" (Smith 10). The work displays an impulse towards transcendence. Her second book, Gather Together in My Name, centers on Angelou and her brother's move away from their grandmother. This transition takes place from her later teen years through her mid twenties, focusing on her experiences as a mother, a Creole cook, a madam, a tap dancer, a prostitute and a chauffeurette. Also in the novel, Angelou writes about an affair with a customer at a restaurant and her brief experience with drugs. Annie Gottlieb states that Angelou "writes like a song, and like the truth" (Gottlieb 23). Another reader, Doris Grumbach, states, "it is apparent that Angelou is keen, sharp, earthy, imaginative, lyrical, spiritually bold, and seems destined for distinction" (Grumbach 12). But according to Frank L. Phillips, "Maya Angelou is not the stylist that Himes is, nor a Richard Wright" (Phillips 12). Angelou concludes this book with an appeal to her audience for forgiveness for the accounts of her wretched past.
POEMS
maya angelou read the following at the Million Man March. The night has been long, .. and one more morning ? BACK to the Main maya angelou Page
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