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Success as an author
on the Pulse of Morning is a poem by Maya Angelou
that she read at the first inauguration of President Bill
clinton on January 20, 1993. With her public recitation,
Angelou became the second poet in history to read a
poem at a presidential inauguration, and the first African American and woman.
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1970), the first in a
series of Angelou's autobiographical (telling the story
of her own life) works, was a huge success. It describes
Angelou's life up to age sixteen, providing a child's point of
view about the confusing world of adults. The book concludes with Angelou having regained her self-esteem and
caring for her newborn son. In addition to being a sharp
account of an African American girl's coming of age, this
work offers insights into the social and political climate of
the 1930s.
Her next autobiographical work, Gather Together in My
Name (1974), covers the period immediately after the birth
of her son Guy and describes her struggle to care for him
as a single parent. Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry
Like Christmas (1976) describes Angelou's experiences on
the stage and concludes with her return from the international tour of Porgy and Bess. The Heart of A Woman (1981)
shows the mature Angelou becoming more comfortable
with her creativity and her success. All God's Children Need
Traveling Shoes (1986) recalls her four-year stay in Ghana.
Angelou wrote about other subjects as well, including a
children's book entitled Kofi and His Magic (1996).
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"I'm not modest," she told The Associated Press in 2013.
"I have no modesty. Modesty is a learned behavior.
But I do pray for humility because humility comes
from the inside out."
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All she would have was a Bible, thesaurus, playing cards and hard liquor to finish her work.
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