Maya Angelou (1928-)

A selective list of online literary criticism for African American poet and autobiographer Maya Angelou, favoring signed articles by recognized scholars, articles published in reviewed sources, and web sites that adhere to the MLA Guidelines for Web Sites

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introduction

"Maya Angelou." An introduction to Angelou. Includes a biography and links to her poems "Alone" and "Still I Rise." Academy of American Poets.

"Maya Angelou." An extended article on Maya Angelou's career, includes list of works and a secondary reading list, from the Poetry Foundation.

Former President Bill Clinton's list of favorite books, starting with Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. From CBS News, 21 Nov. 2003.

"Meet the Author: Maya Angelou." An introduction to Maya Angelou for high school students. From publisher Houghton Mifflin.

An interview with Maya Angelou, by David Frost. The New Sun newspaper.

An interview with Maya Angelou, by Ken Kelley. Mother Jones magazine, 1995.

teachers' resources

A teacher's guide, "How the African-American Storyteller Impacts the Black Family and Society," by Barbara P. Moss. From the Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute.

"Amazing Grace," a lesson plan for teaching Maya Angelou, by Ruth M. Wilson, from the Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute.

Teaching Autobiography, biography, and fiction using I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, a lesson plan by Anna K. Bartow, from the Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute.

"Black Birds of Promise Who Defy the Odds Of Gods and Sing Their Songs," by Celeste Y. Davis. A lesson plan from the Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute.

"A Middle School Approach to Black Literature: An Introduction to Dunbar, Johnson, Hughes, and Angelou," by Ivory Erkerd, Angelou from the Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute.

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