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Maya Angelou
Author · 51 books
Maya Angelou, born Marguerite Ann Johnson April 4, 1928 in St. Louis, Missouri, was an American poet, memoirist, actress and an important figure in the American Civil Rights Movement. In 2001 she was named one of the 30 most powerful women in America by Ladies Home Journal. Maya Angelou is known for her series of six autobiographies, starting with I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, (1969) which was nominated for a National Book Award and called her magnum opus. Her volume of poetry, Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'Fore I Die (1971) was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize.

Series

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Maya Angelou's Autobiography
Series · 7 books
By Maya Angelou

Books

Maya's World book cover

Maya's World

Angelina of Italy

2004

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings book cover

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

1969

Poems for a World Gone to Sh*t book cover

Poems for a World Gone to Sh*t

2018

Maya's World book cover

Maya's World

Renee Marie of France

2004

All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes book cover

All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes

1986

Maya Angelou

Poems Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'fore I Diiie/Oh Pray My Wings Are Gonna Fit Me Well/And Still I Rise/Shaker, Why Don't You Sing

1993

Amazing Peace book cover

Amazing Peace

A Christmas Poem

2005

Graduation book cover

Graduation

2000

Poetry for Young People book cover

Poetry for Young People

Maya Angelou

2007

A Song Flung Up to Heaven book cover

A Song Flung Up to Heaven

2002

The Complete Collected Poems book cover

The Complete Collected Poems

1994

Even the Stars Look Lonesome book cover

Even the Stars Look Lonesome

1996

Mom & Me & Mom book cover

Mom & Me & Mom

2013

Gather Together in My Name book cover

Gather Together in My Name

1974

Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'fore I Diiie book cover

Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'fore I Diiie

1971

Maya Angelou book cover

Maya Angelou

Poems

1997

On The Pulse Of Morning book cover

On The Pulse Of Morning

1993

Maya Angelou book cover

Maya Angelou

1979

Great Food, All Day Long book cover

Great Food, All Day Long

Cook Splendidly, Eat Smart

2010

Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas book cover

Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas

1976

Love's Exquisite Freedom book cover

Love's Exquisite Freedom

2011

Mrs. Flowers book cover

Mrs. Flowers

A Moment of Friendship

1986

Mary Ellen Mark book cover

Mary Ellen Mark

1999

Celebrations book cover

Celebrations

Rituals of Peace and Prayer

2006

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings book cover

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

A BBC Radio 4 Dramatisation

2018

Now Sheba Sings the Song book cover

Now Sheba Sings the Song

1987

Kofi and His Magic book cover

Kofi and His Magic

1996

Phenomenal Woman book cover

Phenomenal Woman

Four Poems Celebrating Women

1995

The Poetry of Maya Angelou book cover

The Poetry of Maya Angelou

1993

Making Magic in the World book cover

Making Magic in the World

1998

Van Gogh's Ear book cover

Van Gogh's Ear

Best World Poetry & Prose, Volume 4

2005

Black Pearls book cover

Black Pearls

The Poetry of Maya Angelou

1998

The Collected Autobiographies of Maya Angelou book cover

The Collected Autobiographies of Maya Angelou

1995

The Heart of a Woman book cover

The Heart of a Woman

1745

Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now book cover

Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now

1993

Shaker, Why Don't You Sing? book cover

Shaker, Why Don't You Sing?

1983

Oh Pray My Wings are Gonna Fit Me Well book cover

Oh Pray My Wings are Gonna Fit Me Well

1975

Maya Angelou book cover

Maya Angelou

The Autobiographies: Six BBC Radio 4 Dramatisations

2019

Hallelujah! The Welcome Table book cover

Hallelujah! The Welcome Table

A Lifetime of Memories with Recipes

2004

And Still I Rise book cover

And Still I Rise

1978

Quartet of Stories book cover

Quartet of Stories

1993

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings book cover

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

1969

Letter to My Daughter book cover

Letter to My Daughter

1987

Mother book cover

Mother

A Cradle to Hold Me

2006

His Day Is Done book cover

His Day Is Done

A Nelson Mandela Tribute

2014

Maya's World book cover

Maya's World

Izak of Lapland

2004

Rainbow in the Cloud book cover

Rainbow in the Cloud

The Wisdom and Spirit of Maya Angelou

2014

Life Doesn't Frighten Me book cover

Life Doesn't Frighten Me

1993

Maya's World book cover

Maya's World

Mikale of Hawaii

2004

A Brave and Startling Truth book cover

A Brave and Startling Truth

1995

I Shall Not Be Moved book cover

I Shall Not Be Moved

1990

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