(ThyBlackMan.com) Maya Angelou ... a lasting impact on the world. The poem’s imagery of great trees falling evokes a sense of monumental loss, but Angelou also emphasizes the ways in which ...

Angelou understood that poetry could offer not just commentary, but clarity, and “In a Time” embodies that gift. “Our Grandmothers” is Maya Angelou’s offering to ancestral memory.

Let’s explore how Maya Angelou’s poems can serve as an educational resource for children, by highlighting some of her most ...