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Angelou, Maya once said, "The idea is to write it so that people hear it and it slides through the brain and goes straight to the heart." Angelou is a fantastic poet who grew up on church. Five days a week her grandma, who she called Momma, took her there. After many life struggles Angelou gave birth to her first son, Guy, at the age of 16. Maya Angelou, inspired by Shakespeare and female artists, wrote her heart into her poetry(brainy). Maya Angelou was an amazing an American poet. Angelou was

Maya Angelou was born April,4,1928 she was a poet, but she did way more than that. She was and singer,memoirst, and a civil rights activist.The poem “LIFE DOESN'T FRIGHTEN ME AT ALL” was published in February,6,1993. She also published several autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and was credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows that could last for about 50 years. This poem contained eight stanzas.They were not in a set pattern, for example stanza one

In addition, My black history report is on my person name Maya Angelou and she was known for an american poet ,memoirist,and civil rights activist. She also published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and was credited.Also she wrote plays,movies,and television shows spanning over when she was 50 years old. Angelou died on May 28, 2014, in Winston-salem, North Carolina, where she had served as Reynolds professor of American studies. Angelou joined the Harlem Writers

allowing herself to accept who she is. She felt, “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” “Hoping for the best, prepared for the worst, and unsurprised by anything in between.” (N. A. "Excerpt: I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings." NPR. NPR, 01 Jan. 2010. Web. 02 May 2017.) The meaning of this quote is Angelou went through so much through her sixteen years growing up. More than a lot of people would go through in a lifetime. And keeping all the tough times to herself she wanted

Times paperback nonfiction bestseller list for 2 years.” Published cookbooks she is like a mother figure for girls with absent mother. She also had prize winning documentaries that were written by her. The famous book “ I know why the caged birds sings” was forbid out of multiple schools because it revealed the truth about Maya’s rape the book later was a part of college courses. She had 30 bestselling titles out of 36 books. Her career as an actor & singer she contrived her first album Miss Calypso

Maya Angelou was born on April 4, 1928 in St. Louis, Missouri by the name of Marguerite Annie Johnson. Angelou passed away on May 28, 2014 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina at the age of 86 years old. On October 28, 2014, an Autobiography book called Rainbow in the Cloud was published by her only son named Guy Johnson after Maya’s passing. According to Poets.org, “Angelou was an author, poet, historian, songwriter, playwright, dancer, stage and screen producer, director, performer, singer, and civil

Maya Angelou Maya Angelou was a civil rights activist and a writer. She was born on April 4, 1928 (biography.com). I chose to write about her because I wanted to know more about the hardships she suffered as she went through life and how she became who she was. Some interesting things I found about Maya Angelou was that besides being a writer she was also an actress, screenwriter, dancer and poet. She was also good friends with both Martin Luther King Jr. and Oprah Winfrey (biography.com). This

novel, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou, the readers see a six-year old Southern Black girl who hopes to fit into society and to be a “long and blond” (Angelou, 2) haired, “light blue” (Angelou, 2) eyed, White girl, transform into a mature adult who is proud to be an African American. From a shy and insecure little girl, she transforms into a self-confident young woman who despite going through many struggles, triumphs. In I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, one sees Marguerite Johnson’s

the African race underwent with the usage of metaphors. For example, the author describes the caged bird's abuse to portray the fascism African Americans experienced by writing, "his wings are clipped and his feet are tied so he opens his throat to sing." Although Angelou does not include "African American"

Maya Angelou Collection: Initially, Maya Angelou’s poems left me conflicted. They are a testament to her frequent themes of African American history “and now I’ll tell you my Golden Rule I don’t mind work but I ain’t no mule”, love “love, by nature, exacts a pain unequaled on the rack”, painful loss, overcoming hardships, perseverance and most assuredly holding on to hope “just like hopes springing high”. As a caucasian girl living in a relatively affluent suburb in comfort, I feel such gratitude