Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water ‘Fore I Diiie | 1971 | Maya Angelou | Buy |
| 2 | Oh Pray My Wings Are Gonna Fit Me Well | 1975 | Maya Angelou | Buy |
| 3 | And Still I Rise | 1978 | Maya Angelou | Buy |
| 4 | Now Sheba Sings the Song | 1987 | Maya Angelou | Buy |
| 5 | I Shall Not Be Moved | 1990 | Maya Angelou | Buy |
| 6 | The Poetry of Maya Angelou | 1993 | Maya Angelou | Buy |
| 7 | On the Pulse of Morning | 1993 | Maya Angelou | Buy |
| 8 | Soul Looks Back in Wonder | 1993 | Maya Angelou | Buy |
| 9 | The Complete Collected Poems of Maya Angelou | 1994 | Maya Angelou | Buy |
| 10 | The Complete Collected Poems | 1994 | Maya Angelou | Buy |
| 11 | Maya Angelou: Poems | 1994 | Maya Angelou | Buy |
| 12 | Phenomenal Woman | 1995 | Maya Angelou | Buy |
| 13 | A Brave and Startling Truth | 1995 | Maya Angelou | Buy |
| 14 | Black Pearls | 1998 | Maya Angelou | Buy |
| 15 | Van Gogh’s Ear | 2005 | Maya Angelou | Buy |
| 16 | Amazing Peace | 2005 | Maya Angelou | Buy |
| 17 | Celebrations | 2006 | Maya Angelou | Buy |
| 18 | Love’s Exquisite Freedom | 2011 | Maya Angelou | Buy |
Maya Angelou’s poetry collections span four decades, beginning with Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water ‘Fore I Diiie (1971), which was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. And Still I Rise (1978) contains her most famous poem and became the collection most associated with her name. I Shall Not Be Moved (1990) continued her poetic voice into the new decade.
On the Pulse of Morning (1993) brought her poetry to the widest possible audience when she read it at President Clinton’s inauguration. The Complete Collected Poems (1994) gathered her full body of verse. Later collections like Amazing Peace (2005) and Celebrations (2006) showed she was still writing poetry into her late seventies. Her poetry collections are among the most widely read in modern American literature.