List of Maya Angelou works

This is a list of autobiographies, plays, poetry, and teleplays by American poet Maya Angelou.

Autobiographies

All my work, my life, everything I do is about survival, not just bare, awful, plodding survival, but survival with grace and faith. While one may encounter many defeats, one must not be defeated.

Maya Angelou[1]
  • I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969). New York: Random House. ISBN 978-0-375-50789-2
  • Gather Together in My Name (1974). New York: Random House. ISBN 978-0-394-48692-5
  • Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas (1976). New York: Random House. ISBN 978-0-679-45777-0
  • The Heart of a Woman (1981). New York: Random House. ISBN 978-0-8129-8032-5
  • All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes (1986). New York: Random House. ISBN 978-0-679-73404-8
  • A Song Flung Up to Heaven (2002). New York: Random House. ISBN 978-0-375-50747-2
  • I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings: The Collected Autobiographies of Maya Angelou (2004). New York: Modern Library. ISBN 978-0-679-64325-8[2][3]
  • Mom & Me & Mom (2013). New York: Random House. ISBN 978-1-4000-6611-7

Poetry

Angelou reciting "On the Pulse of Morning" at Bill Clinton's presidential inauguration in 1993
Angelou with Tom Feelings, who illustrated Now Sheba Sings the Song (1987).
  • Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'fore I Diiie (1971). New York: Random House. ISBN 978-0-394-47142-6[4]
  • Oh Pray My Wings Are Gonna Fit Me Well (1975). New York: Random House. ISBN 978-0-679-45707-7
  • And Still I Rise (1978). New York: Random House. ISBN 978-0-394-50252-6[5]
  • Shaker, Why Don't You Sing? (1983). New York: Random House. ISBN 978-0-394-52144-2[6][7]
  • Poems (1986). New York: Random House. ISBN 978-0-553-25576-8
  • Now Sheba Sings the Song (1987). New York: Plume Books. ISBN 978-0-452-27143-2
  • I Shall Not Be Moved (1990). New York: Bantam Books. ISBN 978-0-553-35458-4
  • On the Pulse of Morning (1993). New York: Random House. ISBN 978-0-679-74838-0[8]
  • The Complete Collected Poems of Maya Angelou (1994). New York: Random House. ISBN 978-0-679-42895-4
  • Phenomenal Woman: Four Poems Celebrating Women (1995). New York: Random House. ISBN 978-0-679-43924-0
  • A Brave and Startling Truth (1995). New York: Random House. ISBN 978-0-679-44904-1[9]
  • "From a Black Woman to a Black Man", 1995
  • Amazing Peace (2005). New York: Random House. ISBN 978-1-4000-6558-5[7]
  • Mother: A Cradle to Hold Me (2006). New York: Random House. ISBN 978-1-4000-6601-8
  • "Celebrations, Rituals of Peace and Prayer" (2006). New York: Random House. ISBN 978-0-307-77792-8
  • Poetry for Young People (2007). Berkshire, U.K.: Sterling Books. ISBN 978-1-4027-2023-9
  • "We Had Him", 2009[10][11]
  • "His Day is Done", 2013[12]

Personal essays

  • Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now (1993). New York: Random House. ISBN 978-0-553-56907-0
  • Even the Stars Look Lonesome (1997). New York: Random House. ISBN 978-0-375-50031-2
  • Letter to My Daughter (2008). New York: Random House. ISBN 978-1-4000-6612-4

Cookbooks

  • Hallelujah! The Welcome Table: A Lifetime of Memories with Recipes (2004). New York: Random House. ISBN 978-1-4000-6289-8
  • Great Food, All Day Long: Cook Splendidly, Eat Smart (2010). New York: Random House. ISBN 978-1-4000-6844-9≠←

Children's books

  • Life Doesn't Frighten Me (1993). New York: Stewart, Tabori & Chang. ISBN 978-1-55670-288-4
  • My Painted House, My Friendly Chicken and Me (1994). New York: Knopf Books. ISBN 978-0-517-59667-8. With photographs by Margaret Courtney-Clarke.
  • Kofi and His Magic (1996). New York: Knopf Books. ISBN 978-0-517-59667-8. With photographs by Courtney-Clarke.
  • Maya's World series (2004). New York: Random House:
    • Izak of Lapland, ISBN 978-0-375-92833-8
    • Angelina of Italy, ISBN 978-0-375-82832-4
    • Renée Marie of France ISBN 978-0-375-82834-8
    • Mikale of Hawaii ISBN 978-0-375-92835-2

Plays

  • Cabaret for Freedom (musical revue), with Godfrey Cambridge, 1960
  • The Least of These, 1966
  • The Best of These (drama), 1966
  • Gettin' up Stayed on My Mind, 1967
  • Sophocles, Ajax (adaptation), 1974
  • And Still I Rise (writer/director), 1976
  • Moon on a Rainbow Shawl (director), 1978[13]

Film and television

  • Blacks, Blues, Black! (writer, producer and host – ten one-hour programs, National Education Television), 1968
  • Georgia, Georgia (writer for script and musical score), Sweden, 1972
  • All Day Long (writer/director), 1974
  • PBS documentaries (1975):
    • Who Cares About Kids & Kindred Spirits (KERA-TV, Dallas, Texas)
    • Maya Angelou: Rainbow in the Clouds (WTVS-TV, Detroit, Michigan)
    • To the Contrary (Maryland Public Television)
    • Tapestry and Circles
  • Assignment America (six one-half hour programs), 1975
  • Part One: The Legacy; Part Two: The Inheritors (writer and host), 1976
  • I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (writer for script and musical score), 1979
  • Sister, Sister (writer), 20th Century Fox Television, 1982
  • Brewster Place (writer), ABC, 1990
  • Down in the Delta (director), Miramax Films, 1998
  • The Black Candle (poetry, narration), Starz, 2012

Plays and films acted in (partial list)

  • Porgy and Bess, 1954–1955
  • Calypso, 1957
  • The Blacks, 1960
  • Mother Courage, 1964
  • Look Away, 1973
  • Roots, ABC, 1977
  • Runaway, Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions, 1993
  • Poetic Justice, 1993
  • Touched by an Angel ("Reunion"), CBS, 1995
  • How to Make an American Quilt, Universal Pictures, 1995
  • Madea's Family Reunion, Tyler Perry Studios, 2006

Recordings

  • Miss Calypso, Scamp Records, 1957
  • For the Love of Ivy, ABC Records, 1968
  • "And So It Goes" (co-written with Roberta Flack for Flack's album Oasis), 1988[14]
  • Been Found (collaborated on 7 tracks with Ashford & Simpson), 1996[14]
  • "Music, Deep Rivers in My Soul" (with Wynton Marsalis), 2007[14]

Spoken-word albums

  • The Poetry of Maya Angelou, GWP Records, 1969
  • Women in Business, 1981
  • On the Pulse of Morning, Random House Audio, 1993[15]
  • A Song Flung Up to Heaven, Random House Audio, 2002[15]

Radio

  • Talk show host, Oprah and Friends, XM Satellite Radio, launched 2006[16]

References

  1. ↑ McPherson, Dolly A. (1990). Order Out of Chaos: The Autobiographical Works of Maya Angelou. New York: Peter Lang Publishing. pp. 10–11. ISBN 978-0-8204-1139-2.
  2. ↑ Maya Angelou (2010). I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Random House Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-307-47772-9. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  3. ↑ Maya Angelou (2012). The Collected Autobiographies of Maya Angelou (illustrated ed.). Random House Publishing Group. p. 175. ISBN 978-0-307-43205-6. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  4. ↑ Moyer, Homer E. (2003). The R.A.T. Real-World Aptitude Test: Preparing Yourself for Leaving Home. Sterling, Virginia: Capital Books. p. 297. ISBN 978-1-931868-42-6.
  5. ↑ Brown, Avonie (1997-01-04). "Maya Angelou: The Phenomenal Woman Rises Again". New York Amsterdam News. Vol. 88, no. 1. p. 2.
  6. ↑ A poem from this collection, "My Life Has Turned to Blue", was made into the title track of Nancy Wilson's album, Turned to Blue, in 2006.
  7. 1 2 Waldron, Clarence (2006-12-25). "Maya Angelou: On Christmas, Dave Chappelle and What Inspires Her". Jet. No. 110. p. 29. Retrieved 2011-10-04.
  8. ↑ Angelou, Maya. "On the Pulse of Morning". Electronic Text Center, University of Virginia Library. Archived from the original on 11 February 2011. Retrieved 2007-05-28.
  9. ↑ Long, Richard (November 2005). "Maya Angelou". Smithsonian. Vol. 36, no. 8. p. 84.
  10. ↑ Vena, Jocelyn (2009-07-07). "Maya Angelou's Poem about Michael Jackson: 'We Had Him'". MTV. Archived from the original on 2010-04-01. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
  11. ↑ "Maya Angelou's Elegy For Michael Jackson". HuffPost. 2009-08-12. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
  12. ↑ Eby, Margaret (12 December 2013). "Maya Angelou pens poem for Nelson Mandela: 'His Day is Done'". New York Daily News. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  13. ↑ Wolf, Matt (12 March 2014). "The National Theatre's Global Flair". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  14. 1 2 3 Letkemann, Jessica (28 May 2014). "Maya Angelou's Life in Music: Ashford & Simpson Collab, Calypso Album & More". Billboard. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  15. 1 2 Maughan, Shannon (2003-03-03). "Grammy Gold". Publishers Weekly. Vol. 250, no. 9. p. 38.
  16. ↑ Waggoner, Martha (2006-09-13). "Maya Angelou to Host Show on XM Radio". Fox News. Retrieved 2007-09-28.
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