Maya Angelou 24 Brilliant Teachings And Lessons From Maya Angelou! Maya Angelou was an influential writer, poet, and professor who touched the lives of millions and will continue to do so. Although she passed in 2015, the lessons that she was able to teach us have and will always live on. She grew up in the deeply segregated south, and was able to overcome tremendous adversity to express her voice and the things she learned from being a survivor...