Maya Angelou, Dies at 86

Poet and essayist Maya Angelou died Wednesday at the age of 86, her publisher, Random House, has confirmed.

Maya Angelou instills confidence in children with her beautiful words, and the illustrations from Basquiat teaches art appreciation at a young age.

As well known as she was for her memoirs, which eventually filled six volumes, Ms. Angelou very likely received her widest exposure on a chilly January day in 1993, when
she delivered the inaugural poem, “On the Pulse of Morning,” at the swearing-in of Bill Clinton, the nation’s 42nd president, who, like Ms. Angelou, had grown up poor in rural Arkansas.
It began:
A Rock, A River, A Tree

 Children's books

  • Life Doesn't Frighten Me (1993). New York: Stewart, Tabori, and Chang. ISBN 1-55670-288-4
  • My Painted House, My Friendly Chicken and Me (1994). New York: Knopf Books. ISBN 0-517-59667-9
  • Kofi and His Magic (1996). New York: Knopf Books. ISBN 0-517-59667-9
  • Maya's World series (2004). New York: Random House:

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