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Poems

Attention There are poems being circulated on the Web, which are not written by Maya Angelou. According to her agent these are "Clothes" about Tommy Hilfiger, Nautica etc. and "I am A Christian" and "A Woman Should Have."

Still I Rise	Phenomenal Woman
		Alone
The Black Family pledge	Harlem Hopscotch	Sepia Fashion Show (listen RealPlayer)
To A Man (listen RealPlayer)
Life doesn't frighten me (scroll down)	The Calling of Names
Ain't That bad?
take time out
Poor Girl

Poem read at Bill Clinton's Presidential Inauguration Ceremony on January 20, 1993; listen to the last two stanzas (opens with "SoundMachine") and read the whole poem.

Watch parts of the Poem read by May Angelou at the Million Men March; October 16, 1995 (1 Mb quicktime movie)
Maya Angelou reads "A Pledge to Rescue Our Youth", 2006 - read the poem

Lesson Plan

"And Still I Rise": Proud Black Women: Understanding the poetry of Maya Angelou through the lyrics of two female rappers. (Materials needed: Still I Rise, Phenomenal Woman, Ain't That Bad?, Take Time Out, lyrics of TLC's Waterfalls.)
Analyzing Maya Angelou's Poems as a Window into Her Character

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Phenomenal Woman: Four Poems Celebrating Women with 4 poems (Phenomenal Woman, Still I Rise, Weekend Glory, and Our Grandmothers)
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The Complete Collected Poems of Maya Angelou
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The Maya Angelou Poetry Collection
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On the Pulse of Morning
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Order the Audio CD

Black Pearls: The Poetry Of Maya Angelou, 1969 with 38 poems read by Maya Angelou
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Order the Audio Cassette

Phenomenal Woman: Poems Celebrating Women with 4 poems read by Maya Angelou
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