The Greatest Literary Mind Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou one of the greatest literary minds in our time passed today in her Winston- Salem North Carolina home at the tender age of 86. She has literally created a legacy that can and will be celebrated by our children's children. From literary works, to civil rights accomplishments Maya angelou has literally been the queen of literary greatness for years.
Poems by Maya Angelou include "Still I rise", "The Lesson", "Phenomenal Woman" just to name a few. She also wrote autobiographies such as "Caged Bird"She delivered a poem at a presidential inauguration. In 2010, President Barack Obama named her a recipient of thePresidential Medal of Freedom, the country's highest civilian honor.She was friends with Malcolm X and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and inspired young adults and world celebrities. (referenced from cnn.com)
The Life Of Maya Angelou
I do know that most of the world does not know that one of her famous poems actually was a testament to own personal life and horrors that she faced. Her lasting contribution to literature, "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," bore witness to the brutality of a Jim Crow South, portraying racism in stark language. Readers learned of the life of Marguerite Ann Johnson (Angelou's birth name) up to the age of 16: how she was abandoned by her parents and raped by her mother's boyfriend. She was homeless and became a teen mother. (referenced from cnn.com)
By using her writing as a platform, the poems by Maya Angelou shared her personal struggles and empowered women at the same time. So if you don't know who maya angelou is I would recommend that Google her. Remember self development is the best development guys. So today or tonight at some point take a second and reflect on the literature that she has provided us as people with and celebrate her legacy.
Some information was used from: http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/28/us/maya-angelou-obit/index.html?hpt=hp_inthenews
By using her writing as a platform, the poems by Maya Angelou shared her personal struggles and empowered women at the same time. So if you don't know who maya angelou is I would recommend that Google her. Remember self development is the best development guys. So today or tonight at some point take a second and reflect on the literature that she has provided us as people with and celebrate her legacy.
Some information was used from: http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/28/us/maya-angelou-obit/index.html?hpt=hp_inthenews
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