Memoirist and poet
Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou worked in performance, poetry, and civil rights organizing. Her autobiographical books follow her life from childhood in the segregated South into work on the stage and in public life.
On the shelves
Books in the collection
Memoir
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou
Angelou revisits a childhood divided among homes, shaped by Southern segregation and the struggle to speak.
Memoir
Mom & Me & Mom
Maya Angelou
Angelou looks back on the complicated reunion and enduring bond with her mother, Vivian Baxter.
Memoir
The Heart of a Woman
Maya Angelou
Angelou recalls work in the arts and civil rights organizing while raising her son.