Maya Angelou

Shadows on the wall Noises down the hall Life doesn't frighten me at all Maya Angelou's brave, defiant poem celebrates the courage within each of us, young and old. From the scary thought of panthers in the park to the unsettling scene of a new classroom, fearsome images are summoned and dispelled by the power of faith in ourselves. Angelou's...

Piece together this stunning 500-piece puzzle featuring the iconic cover art from Maya Angelou's debut memoir, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. "Pursue the things you love doing, and then do them so well that people can't take their eyes off you." - Maya Angelou For the first time, fans of the beloved literary great Maya Angelou can piece...

“Maya Angelou writes like a song, and like the truth.”—The New York Times Book Review “Black, bitter and beautiful, she speaks of our survival.”—JAMES BALDWIN Tenderly, joyously, sometimes in sadness, sometimes in pain, Maya Angelou writes from the heart and celebrates life as only she has discovered it. In this moving volume of poetry, we hear the multi-faceted voice of...

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is the first in a series of autobiographical works by renowned poet and writer Maya Angelou. In this compelling memoir, Angelou eloquently reveals the struggles and triumphs of her childhood and young adulthood. This narrative spans from her early years in the segregated South to her formative years on the West Coast, culminating...

In her first book of poetry since Why Don't You Sing?, Maya Angelou, bestselling author of the classic autobiography I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings, writes with lyric, passionate intensity that reaches out to touch the heart and mind. This memorable collection of poems exhibits Maya Angelou's unique gift for capturing the triumph and pain of being black and...