Everything you need to understand or teach The Complete Collected Poems of Maya Angelou by Maya Angelou.
The poems of this collection range from humorous to tragic, long to short, introspective to global. The poet grows much throughout the work, dealing with bigger and more complex issues. Any poem allows for analysis, though no analysis will be complete, as the poem speaks to each reader differently. Race, class, and gender are just a few of the themes discussed in this work.