Maya Angelouās first autobiographical work, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969), gained critical acclaim and a National Book Award nomination. Her best known poems are perhaps the feminist-themed āStill I Riseā and āOn the Pulse of Morning,ā which she composed and delivered for the inauguration of U.S. Pres. Bill Clinton in 1993.
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