Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou is recognized as one of the great voices of contemporary literature and as a extraordinary Renaissance woman. Ms. Angelou travels the world spreading her legendary wisdom. A moving vision of grace, swaying and stirring when she moves, Ms. Angelou captivates her audiences lyrically with strength, fire, and understanding. Through her books of poetry and her autobiographies, she has the unique ability to shatter the concealed prisms of race and class. Highly regarded by …

…really our life purpose. Maya has a phenomenal way of showing emotion through her writing that makes the reader reflect how life sometimes knocks us off our feet - but we must get back up. One of these ways is by forgiving all and learning from life lessons. As in The Heart of the Women, we all need to forgive ourselves as well as others and take life as it comes from within the heart.