Maya Angelou lived a life that epitomized one of her most famous poems, “Still I Rise ... Angelou returned to Stamps, where a local woman, Bertha Flowers, encouraged her interests ...

In a world flooded with cheap facsimiles of human art, will we still be able to rely on our own faculties for creation, or ...

It sounds like the start of a joke, a Jew and a Muslim walk into a Methodist Church and read some poetry, but in reality, that is exactly what happened and the event held in Island Heights served as a ...

For the first time since Vanessa Ladouceur was chased down by a stranger and fatally stabbed while walking to work, Erika ...

FILE - In this June 25, 2011 file photo, Maya Angelou speaks during the 9th Annual Maya Angelou Women Who Lead Luncheon at the Westin Charlotte Hotel in uptown Charlotte, N.C. Ang ...

That poet is icon Maya Angelou, whose words don’t just ... “Touched by an Angel,” “Phenomenal Woman” and “Million Man March Poem” accomplish just that. “Touched by an Angel ...

though the first such poem was recited at John F. Kennedy's oath-taking in 1961, the modern trend began with Maya Angelou's appearance at Bill Clinton's 1993 inaugural. Angelou’s recitation of ...

This poem, which creates a contrast between ... The Heart of a Woman (1981) In The Heart of a Woman (1981), Maya Angelou embarks on a new chapter. She relocates to New York City with her son ...

It’s been a long time coming, but “Maya Angelou: Phenomenal Woman ... Alexander said the cast and crew of “Phenomenal Woman” wept when the poem was read during a rehearsal: “The ...