Books

• I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings (1970)
• Gather Together in My Name (1974)
• Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas (1976)
• The Heart of a Women (1981)
• All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes (1986)

Poetry

• Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'fore I Diiie (1971)
• Oh Pray My Wings Are Gonna Fit Me Well (1975)
• And Still I Rise (1978)
• Shaker, Why Don't You Sing? (1983)
• The Complete Collected Poems of Maya Angelou (1994)

Play Productions

• Cabaret For Freedom (1960)
• The Least of These (1966)
• Ajax (1974)
• And Still I Rise (1976)

Essays

• Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now (1993)
• Even the Stars Look Lonesome (1998)