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Angelou, Maya

(Encyclopedia) Angelou, MayaAngelou, Mayamīˈə ănˈjəl&oomacr; [key], 1928–2014, African-American writer and performer, b. St. Louis, Mo., as Marguerite Johnson. She toured Europe and Africa in the…

Aesop's Fables: The Cage-Bird and the Bat

by Aesop The Labourer and the SnakeThe Ass and His PurchaserThe Cage-Bird and the Bat A Singing-bird was confined in a cage which hung outside a window, and had a way of singing at night…

The Golden Bird

The Golden Bird A certain king had a beautiful garden, and in the garden stood a tree which bore golden apples. These apples were always counted, and about the time when they began to grow…

Morris Rosenfeld: I know not why

I know not whyMorris RosenfeldI lift mine eyes against the sky, The clouds are weeping, so am I; I lift mine eyes again on high, The sun is smiling, so am I. Why do I smile? Why do I weep? I…

Maya Angelou

Name at birth: Marguerite JohnsonMaya Angelou's 1969 autobiography, I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings, was nominated for a National Book Award and made her a symbol of pride for Black Americans. In…

Jorinda and Jorindel

Jorinda and Jorindel There was once an old castle, that stood in the middle of a deep gloomy wood, and in the castle lived an old fairy. Now this fairy could take any shape she pleased. All…

Fell, John

(Encyclopedia) Fell, John, 1625–86, English clergyman. He was dean of Christ Church, Oxford, and bishop of Oxford. While at Oxford, he initiated an extensive building program and promoted the…

Charles Hanson Towne: The Quiet Singer

The Quiet Singer(Ave! Francis Thompson)Charles Hanson TowneHe had been singing — but I had not heard his voice; He had been weaving lovely dreams of song, O many a morning long. But I, remote…

Maya Angelou Biography

Maya Angeloupoet, writer, composer, actressBorn: 4/4/1928Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri Grammy Award-winning poet, writer, composer and actress who has appeared in several Off-Broadway…