Maya Angelou

Here I am, at twenty years of age, and I have the opportunity of a lifetime sitting there on my Google Calendars.  This coming Friday I will be speaking with Dr. Maya Angelou. The Maya Angelou.

Born in 1928, Angelou has been a poet, playwright, author, singer, dancer and role model for many generations.  How did a twenty-year-old kid get the opportunity to interview such an important member of our society? Does it matter? The possibility is there, and I'm going to take full advantage of it.  Maya Angelou's book I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings has changed the way I look at many things about life.

What should I ask her? What will I ask first? Again, does it really even matter?  She is a woman who has worked with Malcolm X, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Bill Clinton. Needless to say, she has some weight in her words. In her poem "And Still I Rise" she talks about how no matter what happens to her she will "still rise."  I believe that she's saying that no matter what she is put through in life, whatever trials and tribulations, she will still be able to enjoy her life.

I have an email full of questions ready to go.  What an opportunity. Updates to come after the interview!