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An acclaimed American poet, storyteller, activist, and autobiographer, Maya Angelou was born Marguerite Johnson in St. Louis, Missouri. Angelou had a broad career as a singer, dancer, actress, composer, and Hollywood’s first female black director, but became most famous as a writer, editor,…
- Paul Lawrence Dunbar
Paul Laurence Dunbar was born on June 27, 1872, to two...
- The Poet’s Table
In the week after Angelou’s death in May 2014, Harris...
- On The Pulse of Morning
Have lain too long. Facedown in ignorance, Your mouths...
- Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe’s stature as a major figure in world...
- The Mothering Blackness
An acclaimed American poet, storyteller, activist, and...
- Still I Rise
Diggin’ in my own backyard. You may shoot me with your...
- Maya Angelou: Selections by The Editors
Illustration by Sophie Herxheimer. [Jump to poems by...
- Phenomenal Woman
By Maya Angelou. Pretty women wonder where my secret lies....
- Paul Lawrence Dunbar
Maya Angelou - The Academy of American Poets is the largest membership-based nonprofit organization fostering an appreciation for contemporary poetry and supporting American poets. Maya Angelou was born Marguerite Johnson in St. Louis, Missouri, on April 4, 1928.
13 de feb. de 2021 · Maya Angelou. 1928 –. 2014. You may write me down in history. With your bitter, twisted lies, You may trod me in the very dirt. But still, like dust, I’ll rise. Does my sassiness upset you? Why are you beset with gloom? ’Cause I walk like I’ve got oil wells. Pumping in my living room. Just like moons and like suns, With the certainty of tides,
