Marianne Williamson's poem "Our Deepest Fear" is a popular modern poetry. It discusses spirituality and inner power. Williamson is most known for her bid for the Democratic presidential nomination in the 2019/2020 election cycle. Williamson began writing poems at age 13. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard University in 1974 and a Master of Science degree in social psychology in 1975. In between college years, she worked as an assistant book editor and as a research assistant for a psychiatric clinic. From 1976 to 1978, she had a weekly column on spirituality for The New York Times Magazine. In 1978, she became one of the first women to join Oprah Winfrey's network, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). There, she hosted her own show for three seasons on consciousness expansion titled Mother Angelica: An Exploration of Consciousness. In 2002, she published a collection of her poems, Divine Hunger. The book was well-received by critics who described it as insightful and beautiful.