That poet is icon Maya Angelou, whose words don’t just celebrate love, but ignite strength and inspire change. Three poems stand out from the hundreds she has written in proving the mastery of ...

The poet Maya Angelou remains beloved more than a decade after her death. Yet few lift up the power of her voice in the ...

Marguerite Annie Johnson was born in St Louis MO and overcame many things in order to be a world famous published author.

Remember when Emma Watson travelled the world hiding books in the streets of New York, Paris and London? Never before have we been so attentive on the morning commute, our eyes darting around the ...

Maya Angelou ... For Love of Ivy. Angelou once said, “Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.” 9. She wrote a poem for Michael ...

Maya Angelou reads a poem during the inauguration of Bill Clinton in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 20, 1993. Credit - Larry Morris—The Washington Post via Getty Images The flattening of Angelou in ...