American Author & Poet (1928 - 2014).
“I speak to the black experience, but I am always talking about the human condition -- about what we can endure, dream, fail at, and still survive.” ― Maya Angelou (Quote Source)
Celebrating Ms. Angelou's contributions to literature. She has earned her rightful place among the great poets and writers, not just in American literature, but in world literature. He writings speak to the soul and heart of every individual and about the life of every human being, not just to the African-American experience.
Image credit: President Barack Obama presenting Maya Angelou with the Presidential Medal of Freedom : Wikipedia; Public Domain
Maya Angelou - her life and poetry
Maya Angelou: The Poetry and Life of Reinvention
Dr. Maya Angelou: BLACK IN TIME: A Moment In OUR History
Discovered this site because it showed up in the post stream via Tumblr.com. This artist has taken one of Maya Angelou's well-known poems - “Phenomenal Woman” - and presented it in comic strip format. Their artistic endeavor was … in a word … phenomenal! ~ View the entire comic strip.
