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Educator Daniel Challener, in his 1997 book Stories of Resilience in Childhood, analyzed the events in Caged Bird to illustrate resiliency in children. He argued that Angelou's book has provided a "useful framework" for exploring the obstacles many children like Maya have faced and how their communities have helped them succeed. [163]
Gather Together in My Name is a 1974 memoir by American writer and poet Maya Angelou.It is the second book in Angelou's series of seven autobiographies. Written three years after the publication of and beginning immediately following the events described in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, it follows Angelou, called Rita, from the ages of 17 to 19.
All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes, published in 1986, is the fifth book in African-American writer and poet Maya Angelou's seven-volume autobiography series. Set between 1962 and 1965, the book begins when Angelou is 33 years old, and recounts the years she lived in Accra, Ghana.
‘That book gave a voice to my silences, my secrets,’ she says
The works of Maya Angelou encompass autobiography, plays, poetry, and teleplays.She also had an active directing, acting, and speaking career. She is best known for her books, including her series of seven autobiographies, starting with the critically acclaimed I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969).
The poet Maya Angelou remains beloved more than a decade after her death. ... This was not an obvious choice for a first-time memoirist seeking to turn her life story into a book. Angelou later ...