1. On The Pulse of Morning
2. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
3. A Brave and Startling Truth
4. Phenomenal Woman
5. Still I Rise
6. The Rock Cries Out to Us Today
7. A Conceit

Maya Angelou was the first “adult” poet to whom I was introduced; we watched Clinton’s inauguration in 8th grade and heard her read On The Pulse of Morning. Our teacher gave us copies of it and I made my whole family listen to me read it that night at dinner.

This list represents my favorite poems by Dr. Angelou, although it might as well be all of them.  I am so grateful to have lived in her time, to have been audience to her work, and be inspired by not only her poems, but her powerful voice as a woman.