Angelou understood that poetry could offer not just commentary, but clarity, and “In a Time” embodies that gift. “Our Grandmothers” is Maya Angelou’s offering to ancestral memory.

That poet is icon Maya Angelou, whose words don’t just celebrate love, but ignite strength and inspire change. Three poems stand out from the hundreds she has written in proving the mastery of ...

"I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," and wrote seven autobiographies and many poems, one of which she read at the inauguration of President Bill Clinton. Poet and Author Maya Angelou Dies at Age 86 ...

Maya Angelou’s work is getting a remix as some of her books is set to be transformed into a hip-hop album! “I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings” is being turned into a 13-track project ...

Maya Angelou, who died in May 2014, became one of those figures (à la Mark Twain or Abraham Lincoln) who ended up with more of other people’s words attributed to her than words of her own.

Maya Angelou read a poem at the funeral service for the late Dorothy Height. Javascript must be enabled in order to access C-SPAN videos. *This text was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

Dr. Maya Angelou dedicated her life to making a difference in the lives of others. I can remember reading her poetry as a young man and feeling deeply connected with the words that continue to ...

Maya Angelou composing poem for Obama Upon his election in 1992, Bill Clinton -- affectionately referred to as the nation's first black president -- asked Maya Angelou to compose a poem and read ...

As we feel certain you know by now, this week the world lost Maya Angelou ... Here is one of my favorite Angelou poems on love, “Touched by an Angel,” in its entirety—and what I happen ...

Omar’s tweet comes from the famed poem “Still I Rise,” published in 1978 by Maya Angelou. The poem has long been a rallying call for black people around the world. Nelson Mandela recited the ...

Dr. Maya Angelou delivers poetry to an audience of Tufts University students at the Somerville Theatre in this April 28, 1997 file photo. Born Marguerite Annie Johnson in St. Louis, Angelou worked ...