Gather Together in My Name

by Angelou, Maya

• ISBN13: 9780812980301
• ISBN10: 0812980301
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-04-21
• Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks

Summary

Gather Together in My Namecontinues Maya Angelou's personal story, begun so unforgettably inI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. The time is the end of World War II and there is a sense of optimism everywhere. Maya Angelou, still in her teens, has given birth to a son. But the next few years are difficult ones as she tries to find a place in the world for herself and her child. She goes from job to joband from man to man. She tries to return homeback to Stamps, Arkansasbut discovers that she is no longer part of that world. Then Maya's life takes a dramatic turn, and she faces new challenges and temptations. In this second volume of her poignant autobiographical series, Maya Angelou powerfully captures the struggles and triumphs of her passionate life with dignity, wisdom, humor, and humanity.

Author Biography

Poet, writer, performer, teacher and director Maya Angelou was raised in Stamps, Arkansas, and then went to San Francisco. In addition to her bestselling autobiographies, beginning with I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, she has also written five poetry collections, including I Shall Not Be Moved and Shaker, Why Don't You Sing?, as well as the celebrated poem "On the Pulse of Morning," which she read at the inauguration of President William Jefferson Clinton.