Who is Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou ( (listen) AN-jə-loh; born Marguerite Annie Johnson; April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014) was an American memoirist, popular poet, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning over 50 years. She received dozens of awards and more than 50 honorary degrees. Angelou is best known for her series of seven autobiographies, which focus on her childhood and early adult experiences. The first, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969), tells of her life up to the age of 17 and brought her international recognition and acclaim.

She became a poet and writer after a string of odd jobs during her young adulthood. These included fry cook, sex worke...
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Maya Angelou Poems

• Caged Bird
  The free bird leaps
  on the back of the wind
  and floats downstream
  till the current ends...
• Alone
  Lying, thinking
  Last night
  How to find my soul a home
  Where water is not thirsty...
• Touched By An Angel
  We, unaccustomed to courage
  exiles from delight
  live coiled in shells of loneliness
  until love leaves its high holy temple...
• Woman Work
  I've got the children to tend
  The clothes to mend
  The floor to mop
  The food to shop...
• Men
  When I was young, I used to
  Watch behind the curtains
  As men walked up and down the street. Wino men, old men.
  Young men sharp as mustard....

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Maya Angelou Quotes

• Without courage you cannot practice any of the other virtues.
• For Africa to me is more than a glamorous fact. It is a historical truth. No man can know where he is going unless he knows exactly where he has been and exactly how he arrived at his present place.
• There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.
• How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!
• If you find it in your heart to care for somebody else you will have succeeded.

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