![]() America's most visible black woman autobiographer". She was, as scholar Joanne Braxton has stated, "without a doubt. Her sixth autobiography, A Song Flung Up to Heaven (2002), was considered her final autobiography until she published her seventh autobiography, Mom & Me & Mom, in 2013, at the age of 85.īy the time Letter was published, Angelou had become recognized and highly respected as a spokesperson for Blacks and women. In 2009, when Letter was published, Angelou had published six out of her seven installments of her series of autobiographies. She had recited her poem, "On the Pulse of Morning", at the inauguration of President Bill Clinton in 1993, making her the first poet to make an inaugural recitation since Robert Frost at John F. ![]() She had published several volumes of poetry, including Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'fore I Diiie (1971), which was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. ![]() ![]() Letter to My Daughter is Maya Angelou's third book of essays. ![]()
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