University at Buffalo
Circle Association: Maya Angelou Selected Poem
This site offers eighteen poems by Angelou and a photograph of her.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Contemporary Literature: The Modern Poet: Maya Angelou
This lesson focuses on Maya Angelou and her poem "On the Pulse of Morning." It features links to Angelou's biography, her official website, National Women's Hall of Fame, and her poem "On the Pulse of Morning" in text and in audio.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: Maya Angelou
Poets.org provides a brief biographical overview of Maya Angelou including information on her life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Angelou is also provided.
Digital Public Library of America
Dpla: The Poetry of Maya Angelou
This primary source set includes photographs, illustrations, correspondence, interviews, and a sound recording that provides context for thematic elements in the poetry of Maya Angelou as well as her life.
Other
Maya Angelou Biography
An archive of poetry by Maya Angelou is prefaced by a biographical essay.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Understanding Poetry of Maya Angelou Through Rap Lyric
By examining the lives and lyrics of popular, positive black female rappers such as Queen Latifah and Lauryn Hill, students can trace a direct line back to the inspirational writer and poet, Maya Angelou. Rap lyrics will help explicate...
Other
Wired for Books: Audio Interview With Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou shares her early experiences with poetry and how she selects what to include in her writing, during this interview with Don Swaim.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Maya Angelou Classroom Activity
A brief activity for students in commemoration of the birthday of Maya Angelou. Provides a short lesson on the poem "On the Pulse of Morning," other lesson plans, web links, and an annotated bibliography. From April 4, 2007.
New York Times
New York Times: Week of 5 26 14: Lyrical Witness of Jim Crow South, Dies at 86
[Free Registration/Login Required] African American poet Maya Angelou passed away this week. Learn about her difficult early life and rise to fame as a critically acclaimed author.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Poetry: Varying Views of America
Lesson allows students to examine the various views of American perspective through studying three poems by diverse poets: "I Hear America Singing" by Walt Whitman, "I, Too, Sing America" by Langston Hughes, and "On the Pulse of Morning"...
Other
The Poetry Station
This is a large collection of performances by both famous and unknown poets. Also find poetry performances by subject.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Maya Angelou
This encyclopedia article from Wikipedia on Maya Angelou discusses her careers in literature, activism, and screen, and lists her many accomplishments in these areas. Links are also provided for additional information.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: North Carolina Poets
Poets.org provides an overview of the poets from a particular state. The overview for North Carolina includes information on the featured poets (Maya Angelou and Tony Hoagland) and poems specifically about North Carolina.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: Missouri Poets
Poets.org provides an overview of the poets from a particular state. The overview for Missouri includes information on featured poets (T. S. Eliot and Maya Angelou) and poems specifically about Missouri.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: Africa
This poem by Maya Angelou taps into the black pride movement during the twentieth century. This site gives an excellent analysis of the poem and its important themes.
University of Virginia Library
Prism: "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" Visualization
[Free Registration/Login Required] See the results of how users have highlighted Maya Angelou's poem "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings." Details that show unjust treatment are blue while details that show poverty are green, and details...
My Hero Project
My Hero: Maya Angelou
This resource offers the text given by two middle school students on why Angelou is their hero. It also contains an extensive biography given by Susannah Abbey. It has the text to the poem "A Brave and Startling Truth."
Curated OER
Maya Angelou
This profile of Maya Angleou reveals her life and art as a poet and includes links to selected poems.