List of Maya Angelou works

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

Autobiographies

 I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969). New York: Random House. 
 Gather Together in My Name (1974). New York: Random House. 
 Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas (1976). New York: Random House. 
 The Heart of a Woman (1981). New York: Random House. 
 All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes (1986). New York: Random House. 
 A Song Flung Up to Heaven (2002). New York: Random House. 
 I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings: The Collected Autobiographies of Maya Angelou (2004). New York: Modern Library.     
 Mom & Me & Mom (2013). New York: Random House. 

Poetry

 Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'fore I Diiie (1971). New York: Random House. 
 Oh Pray My Wings Are Gonna Fit Me Well (1975). New York: Random House. 
 And Still I Rise (1978). New York: Random House. 
 Shaker, Why Don't You Sing? (1983). New York: Random House. 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.
 Poems (1986). New York: Random House. 
 Now Sheba Sings the Song (1987). New York: Plume Books. 
 I Shall Not Be Moved (1990). New York: Bantam Books. 
 On the Pulse of Morning (1993). New York: Random House. 
 The Complete Collected Poems of Maya Angelou (1994). New York: Random House. 
 Phenomenal Woman: Four Poems Celebrating Women (1995). New York: Random House. 
 A Brave and Startling Truth (1995). New York: Random House. 
 "From a Black Woman to a Black Man", 1995
 Amazing Peace (2005). New York: Random House. 
 Mother: A Cradle to Hold Me (2006). New York: Random House. 
 "Celebrations, Rituals of Peace and Prayer" (2006). New York: Random House. 
 Poetry for Young People (2007). Berkshire, U.K.: Sterling Books. 
 "We Had Him", 2009
 "His Day is Done", 2013Eby, Margaret (12 December 2013). "Maya Angelou pens poem for Nelson Mandela: 'His Day is Done'". New York Daily News. Retrieved 16 February 2014.

Personal essays
 Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now (1993). New York: Random House. 
 Even the Stars Look Lonesome (1997). New York: Random House. 
 Letter to My Daughter (2008). New York: Random House. 

Cookbooks
 Hallelujah! The Welcome Table: A Lifetime of Memories with Recipes (2004). New York: Random House. 
 Great Food, All Day Long: Cook Splendidly, Eat Smart (2010). New York: Random House. ≠←

Children's books
 Life Doesn't Frighten Me (1993). New York: Stewart, Tabori & Chang. 
 My Painted House, My Friendly Chicken and Me (1994). New York: Knopf Books. . With photographs by Margaret Courtney-Clarke.
 Kofi and His Magic (1996). New York: Knopf Books. . With photographs by Courtney-Clarke.
 Maya's World series (2004). New York: Random House:
 Izak of Lapland, 
 Angelina of Italy, 
 Renée Marie of France 
 Mikale of Hawaii 

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

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
 Been Found (collaborated on 7 tracks with Ashford & Simpson), 1996
 "Music, Deep Rivers in My Soul" (with Wynton Marsalis), 2007

Spoken-word albums
 The Poetry of Maya Angelou, GWP Records, 1969
 Women in Business, 1981
 On the Pulse of Morning, Random House Audio, 1993
 A Song Flung Up to Heaven, Random House Audio, 2002

Radio
 Talk show host, Oprah and Friends, XM Satellite Radio, launched 2006

References

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