To everyone at my workshop yesterday - I mentioned that I did not know who Maya Angelou is. So I did some research and found out just how much of an impressive woman she is. Maya Angelou, born Marguerite Ann Johnson April 4, 1928 in St. Louis, Missouri, is an American poet, memoirist, actress and an important figure in the American Civil Rights Movement. In 2001 she was named one of the 30 most powerful women in America by Ladies Home Journal. Maya Angelou is known for her series of six autobiographies, starting with I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, (1969 which was nominated for a National Book Award and called her magnum opus. Her volume of poetry, Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water Fore I Die (1971) was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize.
Posted on: Thu, 31 Oct 2013 05:43:42 +0000
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