Out of the huts of history’s shame
I rise
Up from a past that’s rooted in pain
I rise
I’m a black ocean, leaping and wide,
Welling and swelling I bear in the tide.

from “Still I Rise”

Here are a few places you can find celebrations of Maya Angelou’s extraordinary life and work:

• KUOW
• Fresh Air
• Poetry Foundation
• New Yorker photo tribute