Essays

Letter to My Daughter

Maya Angelou

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Letter to My Daughter
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Letter to My Daughter

Essays

Portrait of Maya Angelou
Written byMaya Angelou

Short essays, stories and poems addressed to the daughter Angelou never had, and to all her readers. Life lessons drawn from a remarkable life.

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  • Published2008
  • GenreEssays
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  • want life lessons in small doses
  • are going through something hard
  • are hard on yourself

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  1. 01Written to everyone

    Angelou had a son, not a daughter. These letters are for every reader.

  2. 02Lessons from experience

    Each piece draws on a moment from her own life.

  3. 03Small, generous pieces

    Short chapters you can read one at a time.

  4. 04Be a rainbow

    Try to be a rainbow in somebody else’s cloud.

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Written to everyone

Angelou had a son, not a daughter. These letters are for every reader. Pick one small way to put this into practice before tonight.

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — Maya Angelou: Clinton Library · Public domain (cropped)