Angelou
Maya [mah-yuh] /ˈmɑ yə/ (Show IPA), (Marguerite Johnson) 1928–2014, U.S. writer, playwright, and performer.
Contemporary Examples
Sherry is a wine of many styles and narratives, and Angelou appreciated challenge.
Why Maya Angelou Loved Sherry, The Drink of Brilliant Renegades Jordan Salcito June 14, 2014
Closing his interview with Angelou, Plimpton wondered how sherry influenced her rituals after finishing a project.
Why Maya Angelou Loved Sherry, The Drink of Brilliant Renegades Jordan Salcito June 14, 2014
Perhaps more than anything else, Dr. Angelou was a teacher—”a teacher who writes,” as she would say.
Maya Angelou Knew How To Inspire As A Writer, Teacher, and Great Human Being Joshua DuBois May 27, 2014
Dr. Angelou, thank you so much for taking the time to speak with me.
Maya Angelou: How I Write Noah Charney April 9, 2013
So I called Dr. Angelou for perspective, and perhaps to validate my own perspective.
Maya Angelou Knew How To Inspire As A Writer, Teacher, and Great Human Being Joshua DuBois May 27, 2014
noun
Maya, real name Marguerite Johnson. born 1928, US Black novelist, poet, and dramatist. Her works include the autobiographical novel I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1970) and its sequels
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one of a class of spiritual beings; a celestial attendant of God. In medieval , angels constituted the lowest of the nine celestial orders (seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations or dominions, virtues, powers, principalities or princedoms, archangels, and angels). a conventional representation of such a being, in human form, with wings, usually in white robes. a […]
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- Angelus
a devotion in memory of the Annunciation. Also called Angelus bell. the bell tolled in the morning, at noon, and in the evening to indicate the time when the Angelus is to be recited. Contemporary Examples Francis was expected to name the new cardinals at his Sunday Angelus, which he did, or at his weekly […]
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(Johannes Scheffler) 1627–77, German poet.