We mourn the death of a great poet, friend, and inspiring poet and author Maya Angelou
RIP Maya Angelou
Author and Poet Maya Angelou has died.
Maya Angelou was born April 4, 1928; died May 28, 2014 was an American author and poet.
She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, and several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spannin
g more than fifty years.
She received dozens of awards and over thirty honorary doctoral degrees. Angelou is best known for her series of seven autobiographies, which focus on her childhood and early adult experiences.
The first, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969), tells of her life up to the age of seventeen, and brought her international recognition and acclaim.
