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Maya Angelou Poet and Author
Maya Angelou was born Marguerite Johnson on April 4, 1928 in St. Louis, Missouri, the
daughter of Bailey and Vivian (Baxter) Johnson. She studied dance with Pearl Primus in
New York City, New York and spent her early career in dance and theater, including
teaching modern dance at The Rome Opera House and Hambina Theatre in Tel Aviv.
Maya Angelou has received numerous honorary degrees including Mills College, 1975
and Lawrence University, 1976. She was the first Reynolds professor of American
studies at Wake Forest University in 1981, a lifetime appointment. Maya Angelou is best
known for her autobiographical stories and for her poetry. A prolific poet and writer, some
of her works are I know why the Caged Bird Sings, 1970, And Still I Rise, 1978, Al God's
Children Need Traveling Shoes, 1986. At the request of President Clinton she wrote On
the Pulse of Morning: The Inaugural Poem, 1992, and Maya Angelou read the poem at
his inauguration on January 20, 1993. An anthology of her poems, The Complete
Collected Poems of Maya Angelou was published in 1994. Maya Angelou has also
written for Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Productions, and was poetry writer for the film Poetic
Justice, 1993. Her numerous awards include:
Ladies Home Journal Top 100 Most Influential Women, 1983
The Matric award, 1983
Woman of the Year, Essence Magazine, 1992
Distinguished Woman of North Carolina, 1992
Horatio Alger award, 1992
Grammy (for recording of "On the Pulse of the Morning"), 1994
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Maya Angelou Poet and Author

Maya Angelou was born Marguerite Johnson on
April 4, 1928 in St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter
of Bailey and Vivian (Baxter) Johnson. She studied
dance with Pearl Primus in New York City, New
York and spent her early career in dance and
theater, including teaching modern dance at The
Rome Opera House and Hambina Theatre in Tel
Aviv. Maya Angelou has received numerous
honorary degrees including Mills College, 1975 and Lawrence University, 1976. She
was the first Reynolds professor of American studies at Wake Forest University in
1981, a lifetime appointment. Maya Angelou is best known for her autobiographical
stories and for her poetry. A prolific poet and writer, some of her works are I know
why the Caged Bird Sings, 1970, And Still I Rise, 1978, Al God's Children Need
Traveling Shoes, 1986. At the request of President Clinton she wrote On the Pulse of
Morning: The Inaugural Poem, 1992, and Maya Angelou read the poem at his
inauguration on January 20, 1993. An anthology of her poems, The Complete
Collected Poems of Maya Angelou was published in 1994. Maya Angelou has also
written for Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Productions, and was poetry writer for the film
Poetic Justice, 1993. Her numerous awards include:
Ladies Home Journal Top 100 Most Influential Women, 1983
The Matric award, 1983
Woman of the Year, Essence Magazine, 1992
Distinguished Woman of North Carolina, 1992
Horatio Alger award, 1992
Grammy (for recording of "On the Pulse of the Morning"), 1994