(ThyBlackMan.com) Maya Angelou, one of the most celebrated voices in modern American literature, used her poetry as a profound medium to explore themes of identity, resilience, love, and the ...

The poet Maya Angelou remains beloved more than a decade after her death. Yet few lift up the power of her voice in the ...

The power of poetry is such that it can make us laugh, make us cry, or take us into complete silence - in a matter of seconds. And each verse can mean something completely different from one ...

inspiring and truthful quotes about love from across our favourite literature and poetry. With ardent declarations from Jane Austen heroes, wise words from Maya Angelou and Edith Wharton via new ...

Maya Angelou: ‘I tried to speak poetry, and I had a voice' Maya Angelou: ‘I tried to speak poetry, and I had a voice' Available for over a year Maya Angelou on the healing power of poetry.

That’s the opening line of the CD Black Pearls: The Poetry of Maya Angelou. (Rhino Records). Angelou’s dramatic and passionate voice will catch the listener off guard sometimes when she occasionally ...

The grandson of Maya Angelou is trying to wrest control of the late poet's intellectual property from his father and has bankrupted a company the two set up to manage her legacy, the father claims in ...

Woman’s Hour caught up with Maya Angelou after she was named an Official Poet to President Clinton and the United Nations to talk about the issuing of her first cookbook, Hallelujah! The Welcome ...

A tradition started by President Kennedy continues to this day, showcasing American poetry to a global audience.