... the Caged Bird Sings (1969), which was nominated for the National Book Award. In her massive volumes of poetry are A Brave and Startling Truth (1995), The Complete Collected Poems of Maya Angelou (1994), Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now (1993), Now Sheba Sings the Song (1987), I Shall Not Be Moved (1990), Shaker, Why Don't You Sing? (1983), Oh Pray My Wings ... (1994 and 1996) for her recordings on the albums On the Pulse of Morning (1993) and Phenomenal Woman (1995). In 1959, at the request of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Maya Angelou became the northern coordinator for the Sout...

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