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Originally posted in April 2002

Last week poet, playwright and memoirist Maya Angelou celebrated her 84th birthday. It was ten years ago that Eye on Books spoke with her about her sixth and final autobiography.

Maya Angelou

"A Song Flung Up to Heaven"

Some 30 years ago, Maya Angelou began her autobiographical journey with her now-classic book I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Now, with her sixth volume of autobiography, Dr. Angelou completes the journey.



Sometimes when they write an article about my books, they’ll say, it’s not your grandma’s crochet. But, in fact, that’s not really true. It is your grandma’s crochet, the exact same techniques – it’s just not necessarily her patterns.

- Debbie Stoller
The Happy Hooker


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