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AboutPoetry (1928) Maya Angelou,

born Marguerite Ann Johnson on April 4, 1928,
is an American autobiographer and poet

who has been called 'America's most visible
black female autobiographer' by scholar

Joanne M. Braxton. She is best known for
her series of six autobiographical volumes,

which focus on her childhood and early
adulthood experiences. The first, best-known,

and most highly acclaimed, I Know
Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969),

focuses on the first seventeen years of her life,
brought her international recognition,

and was nominated for a National Book Award.
Angelou has been highly honored for her body of work,

including being awarded over 30
honorary degrees and the nomination of a

Pulitzer Prize for her 1971 volume of poetry,
Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'Fore I Diiie."