Angelou, Maya

The author writes of the African American experience in a collection of poetry that captures the themes of African American history, love, heartbreak, triumph, and pain.

Relates the author's personal narrative of the time she spent in Ghana with other Black American expatriates.

Poet Maya Angelou chronicles her early life, focusing on her childhood in 1930s rural Arkansas, including her rape at the age of five, her subsequent years of muteness, and the strength she gained from her grandmother and Mrs. Bertha Flowers, a respected African-American woman in her town.

A collection of all of the poetry written by American poet Maya Angelou, including her final long-form poems "A Brave and Startling Truth," "Amazing Peace," and "His Day is Done.".

Maya Angelou presents a tribute to Nelson Mandela, the South African president, who spent twenty-seven years in prison for speaking out against discrimination in his country.