Angelou, Maya
The author of I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings
Famous Black Poets
From the Who2 database of 4,809 musicians, actors, historical figures, and other celebrities:
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Giovanni, Nikki
The poet who wrote "Ego-Tripping" -
Gorman, Amanda
The National Youth Poet Laureate who read at Joe Biden's inauguration -
Hughes, Langston
Author of The Weary Blues (1926) -
Trethewey, Natasha
The Pulitzer-winning poet who wrote Native Guard -
Wheatley, Phillis
The poet who was the first published black woman in America