Maya Angelou published many books of verse and stories of her amazing life including her home front experiences as a San Francisco streetcar conductor. In addition to I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969), she published other autobiographies, including Gather Together in My Name (1974), The Heart of a Woman (1981), and All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes (1986). Following her highly acclaimed first book of poetry titled Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'fore I Diiie in 1971 came many other books of verse and meditation, including Oh Pray My Wings Are Gonna Fit Me Well (1975), Wouldn't Take Nothing For My Journey Now (1993), Life Doesn't Frighten Me (1993), Even the Stars Look Lonesome (1997), and A Song Flung Up to Heaven (2002). Random House publishers released The Complete Collected Poems of Maya Angelou in 1994. In 1999 Maya Angelou received the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award for...