If you could get her to write a book...’” That book became I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, which recently celebrated its 50th birthday. In the memoir, Angelou (born Marguerite Johnson ...

With its rhythmic grace and profound depth, this poem remains a timeless reflection on identity and survival. “I know why the ...

In a world of complex threats and challenges, the Department of Defense has decided to tackle one of the gravest: a quintessential piece of American literature.

One of the most iconic poems in American literature ... she had gained national acclaim with her autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Her poetry, however, elevated her status even ...

authored the international bestseller I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, worked alongside Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, and recited one of her poems at a US presidential inauguration.