Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou has been hailed as a modern-day Renaissance writer. She's been a writer, poet, teacher, historian, actress, playwright, civil rights activist, producer, and director. She's fluent in six different languages including Arabic, West African Fanti, Italian, French, and Spanish.

Angelou was born Marguerite Johnson on April 4, 1928 in St. Louis, Missouri. She grew up in Arkansas and California. She has written autobiographies, poetry, screenplays, novels, and plays.

As an actress, she has appeared in such productions as Porgy and Bess, Calypso, The Blacks, Mother Courage, Medea, Look Away, Roots, How to Make an American Quilt, and Down in the Delta.

Other accomplishments include enshrinement in the National Woman's Hall of Fame, various academic positions, political appointments and a Grammy Award.

 

 

 

BIBLIOGRAPHY

I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings	Kofi & His Magic
Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas	Black Pearls
Shaker, Why Don't You Sing	I Shall Not Be Moved
Making Magic in the World	Gather Together In My Name
Poems	All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes
Mrs. Flowers: A Moment of Friendship	Phenomenal Women
Caribbean and African Cookery	And Still I Rise
Order out of Chaos	My Painted House, My Friendly Chicken and Me
Lessons in Living	A Song Flung Up To Heaven
Now Sheba Sings The Song	Maya's World: Renee Marie of France
On The Pulse of Morning	Maya's World: Mikale of Hawaii
The Complete Collected Poems	Maya's World: Izak of Lapland
A Brave and Startling Truth	Maya's World: Angelina of Italy
Life Doesn't Frighten Me	Amazing Peace
Quartet of Stories	Mother, a Cradle to Hold Me
The Heart of a Woman, On the Pulse	Celebrations, Rituals of Peace and Prayer
Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'Fore I Die	Poetry for Young People