The poem’s rhythmic, repetitive structure ... and cherished works in modern literature. In “Phenomenal Woman,” Maya Angelou defies traditional conceptions of beauty and womanhood.

I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings' I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is Maya Angelou's first autobiography, chronicling her life ...

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The US Treasury has minted coins featuring poet Maya Angelou - the first black ... was the first black woman to write and perform a poem at a presidential inauguration. Coins are planned for ...

Drawing on a childhood of abuse and segregation, writer and author Maya Angelou moved the nation. Works such as her 1978 poem, “And Still I Rise,” explored the effects of racism and sexism on ...

Maya Angelou is one of the most influential women of the modern age, and her story is heading to the Broadway stage. Angelou's son Guy Johnson is working alongside producers David Michael Rich, and J.