75 WORDS AND A JOKE
Maya Angelou Wrote 7 Autobiographies
And fungi
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
She was raped when 8 years old.
The title is Solitude by Paul Laurence Dunbar.
I know why the caged bird sings, ah me, When his wing is bruised and his bosom sore, When he beats his bars and would be free; It is not a carol of joy or glee, But a prayer that he sends from his heart’s deep core, But a plea, that upward to Heaven he flings – I know why the caged bird sings
Gather together in my name
Her life in American white-dominated society following World War II
Singin’ and Swingin’ and Gettin’ Merry like Christmas
She performs in Porgy and Bess.
The Heart of a Woman
Motherhood and A voyage into the self.
All God’s Children Need Traveling Shoes
Her journey to Ghana and her return to America.
A Song Flung Up to Heaven
Is bracketed by the tragic assassinations of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.
Mom & Me & Mom
The transition from resentment and distrust to acceptance, and love for her mother.
How much room do fungi need to grow?
As mushroom as possible.
