Maya Angelou is an American author and poet who has been called America s most visible black female autobiographer by scholar Joanne M Braxton She is best known for her series of six autobiographical volumes which focus on her childhood and early adult experiences The first and most highly acclaimed I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969 tells of her first 17 years It brought her international recognition and was nominated for a National Book Award She has been awarded more than 30 honorary degrees and was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize for her 1971 volume of poetry Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water Fore I Diiie Which of these is the best summary of the paragraph Maya Angelou has been called America s most visible black female autobiographer by scholar Joanne M Braxton She has written her autobiography and poetry Maya Angelou is a well known African American writer She has written six volumes of autobiography which brought her international recognition She was nominated for a National Book Award and a Pulitzer Prize She has been awarded more than 30 honorary degrees Maya Angelou is a well known African American writer who has produced six volumes of autobiography The most highly acclaimed of her works is her autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969 Maya Angelou a well known African American writer has been awarded more than 30 Quest 1 5 9