Uplift Native American Stories. Add to Bookshelf. Read An Excerpt. Sep 21, ISBN Add to Cart. Buy from Other Retailers:. Apr 18, ISBN Hardcover —. Also by Maya Angelou. Product Details. Inspired by Your Browsing History. Coming of Age in Mississippi. The Heart of a Woman. Gather Together in My Name.
Where I Was From. A Song Flung Up to Heaven. The First American. The Story of My Life. Helen Keller. Diana in Search of Herself. Sally Bedell Smith. Under the Feet of Jesus. Helena Maria Viramontes. Margo Jefferson. Time to Be in Earnest. Proud Highway. Hunter S. The World Is My Home. James A. In , Angelou wed Anastasios Angelopulos, a Greek sailor from whom she took her professional name — a blend of her childhood nickname, "Maya," and a shortened version of his surname.
The couple later divorced. Notoriously secretive about her marriages, Angelou was likely married at least three times, including in to a carpenter, Paul du Feu.
After experiencing health issues for a number of years, Angelou died on May 28, , at her home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The news of her passing spread quickly with many people taking to social media to mourn and remember Angelou. Singer Mary J. Blige and politician Cory Booker were among those who tweeted their favorite quotes by her in tribute.
President Barack Obama also issued a statement about Angelou, calling her "a brilliant writer, a fierce friend, and a truly phenomenal woman.
In May , it was announced that Angelou will be one of the first women to be commemorated with a new series of quarters from the U. We strive for accuracy and fairness.
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He's known for songs including "Maybellene" and "Johnny B. Maya Angelou was a civil rights activist, poet and award-winning author known for her acclaimed memoir, 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,' and her numerous poetry and essay collections. Olivia Rodrigo —. Read at President Bill Clinton's inauguration in January on a public television broadcast, On the Pulse of Morning sent a message of unity and equality to countless Americans in what the president called an "electrifying reading.
Times in , "and to use that statement to break down the walls we set between ourselves because we are different. You can watch Angelou recite In the Pulse of Morning here. Soon after her lauded poetry reading at the inauguration, Angelou published her first book of short essays. With lyrical prose, you're treated to her thoughts on topics such as style, death, racism, and self-love, plus how she feels the power of spirituality can help guide and fulfill your life.
Though every book on this list should always be considered essential reading, it would feel especially poignant to read this poetry collection during National Women's History Month. Through a series of candid essays, Angelou writes to the daughter she never had, and in effect opens up to the millions of fans she gained over the years. Through stories of her tumultuous youth, motherhood, loss, and personal growth, she provides a lesson on what it means to learn to be fulfilled despite life's curveballs.
For the first time in all of her memoirs, Angelou write about the tense relationship she shared with her mother, Vivian Baxter, who sent her away to live with her grandmother when Angelou was just three years old. They were reunited 10 years later, but the writer's feelings of abandonment and resentment towards her mom are the ones she fights to overcome as she and Baxter work to repair their relationship.
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