Maya Angelou has died at the age of 86. Dr. Angelou had a diverse career, spanning from civil rights activist to poet. Many were introduced to Dr. Angelou in 1993, when she read her poem "On the ...

Maya Angelou." When he decided to have a poem read as part of his inauguration as US President in 1993, Bill Clinton knew exactly who he wanted to write and deliver it: Maya Angelou. He later ...

When Katie Piper told Stylist that writing and reading poetry helped her during one of the darkest periods in her life, we decided to find the poems that had most touched us, and our readers.

Kwame Holman reports on the ceremony. Arkansas-native and poet Maya Angelou read her poem entitled "The Rock Cries Out To Us Today" at the 1993 inauguration of Bill Clinton.

A poet, memoirist, activist ... and empower generations. Keep reading for Maya Angelou's words of wisdom. "I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did ...

This powerful Maya Angelou poem uses a collective voice ... This is where Angelou discovers a life-changing passion for writing. A reading at the Harlem Writer's Guild ignites a fire within ...

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 ...

Dr Maya Angelou was chosen as an official poet by Bill Clinton and the UN ... Anglund was gracious, saying of the stamp: "I haven't read all of [Angelou's] things, and I love her things, of ...

In addition to the message, Meghan shared a reading of Maya Angelou's reflective poem, called I've Learned, People reported. The reflective piece is brimming with emotionally charged words ...

The US Treasury has minted coins featuring poet Maya Angelou - the first black woman ever featured on the US 25-cent coin known as a quarter. Angelou, a poet and activist, was the first black ...