Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou — one title in the rankings. One series has a reading order worth keeping to.
Editor’s note American poet, memoirist and civil rights activist whose I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969), one of the best rated books here, is the first of her seven autobiographies. It follows her childhood in segregated Stamps, Arkansas, raised by her grandmother, and in St. Louis and California, through racism, a rape at eight that left her silent for years, the books and teachers that brought her voice back, and motherhood at sixteen. Lyrical, frank and full of dignity and humour. She later read a poem at Bill Clinton’s 1993 inauguration.
- Ranked titles
- 1 book
- Average score
- 8.3
- Total ratings
- 514
- First published
- 1969
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Series by Maya Angelou
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- 1971Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'fore I Diiie
- 1974Gather Together in My Name
- 1975Oh Pray My Wings Are Gonna Fit Me Well
- 1978And Still I Rise
- 1981The Heart of a Woman
- 1983Shaker, Why Don't You Sing?
- 1986All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes
- 1987Now Sheba Sings the Song
- 1990I Shall Not Be Moved
- 1993Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now
- 1994The Complete Collected Poems of Maya Angelou
- 1995A Brave and Startling Truth
- 1995Phenomenal Woman: Four Poems Celebrating Women
- 1997Even the Stars Look Lonesome
- 2002A Song Flung Up to Heaven
- 2004Hallelujah! The Welcome Table
- 2006Celebrations, Rituals of Peace and Prayer
- 2009Letter to My Daughter
- 2010Great Food, All Day Long
- 2013Mom & Me & Mom
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