Autobiographies

• I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969). New York: Random House.
• Gather Together in My Name (1974). New York: Random House.
• Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas (1976). New York: Random House.
• The Heart of a Woman (1981). New York: Random House.
• All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes (1986). New York: Random House.
• A Song Flung Up to Heaven (2002). New York: Random House.
• I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings: The Collected Autobiographies of Maya Angelou (2004). New York: Modern Library.
• Mom & Me & Mom (2013). New York: Random House.

Poetry

• Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'fore I Diiie (1971). New York: Random House.
• Oh Pray My Wings Are Gonna Fit Me Well (1975). New York: Random House.
• And Still I Rise (1978). New York: Random House.
• Shaker, Why Don't You Sing? (1983). New York: Random House.
• Poems (1986). New York: Random House.
• Now Sheba Sings the Song (1987). New York: Plume Books.
• I Shall Not Be Moved (1990). New York: Bantam Books.
• "On the Pulse of Morning" (1993). New York: Random House.
• The Complete Collected Poems of Maya Angelou (1994). New York: Random House.
• Phenomenal Woman: Four Poems Celebrating Women (1995). New York: Random House.
• A Brave and Startling Truth (1995). New York: Random House.
• "From a Black Woman to a Black Man", 1995
• "Amazing Peace" (2005). New York: Random House.
• "Mother: A Cradle to Hold Me" (2006). New York: Random House.
• "Celebrations, Rituals of Peace and Prayer" (2006). New York: Random House.
• Poetry for Young People (2007). Berkshire, U.K.: Sterling Books.
• "We Had Him", 2009
• "His Day is Done", 2013

Personal Essays

• Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now (1993). New York: Random House.
• Even the Stars Look Lonesome (1997). New York: Random House.
• Letter to My Daughter (2008). New York: Random House.

Cookbooks

• Hallelujah! The Welcome Table: A Lifetime of Memories with Recipes (2004). New York: Random House.
• Great Food, All Day Long: Cook Splendidly, Eat Smart (2010). New York: Random House.

Children's Books

• Life Doesn't Frighten Me (1998). New York: Stewart, Tabori, and Chang.
• My Painted House, My Friendly Chicken and Me (1994). New York: Knopf Books.
• Kofi and His Magic (1996). New York: Knopf Books.
• Maya's World series (2004). New York: Random House:
• Izak of Lapland,
• Angelina of Italy,
• Renée Marie of France
• Mikale of Hawaii

Plays

• Cabaret for Freedom (musical revue), with Godfrey Cambridge, 1960
• The Least of These, 1966
• The Best of These (drama), 1966
• Gettin' up Stayed on My Mind, 1967
• Sophocles, Ajax (adaptation), 1974
• And Still I Rise (writer/director), 1976
• Moon on a Rainbow Shawl (director), 1978

Film and Television

• Blacks, Blues, Black! (writer, producer and host – ten one-hour programs, National Education Television), 1968
• Georgia, Georgia (writer for script and musical score), Sweden, 1972
• All Day Long (writer/director), 1974
• PBS documentaries (1975):
• Who Cares About Kids & Kindred Spirits (KERA-TV, Dallas, Texas)
• Maya Angelou: Rainbow in the Clouds (WTVS-TV, Detroit, Michigan)
• To the Contrary (Maryland Public Television)
• Tapestry and Circles
• Assignment America (six one-half hour programs), 1975
• Part One: The Legacy; Part Two: The Inheritors (writer and host), 1976
• I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (writer for script and musical score), 1979
• Sister, Sister (writer), 20th Century Fox Television, 1982
• Brewster Place (writer), ABC, 1990
• Down in the Delta (director), Miramax Films, 1998
• The Black Candle (poetry, narration), Starz, 2012

Plays and Films Acted in (partial list)

• Porgy and Bess, 1954–1955
• Calypso, 1957
• The Blacks, 1960
• Mother Courage, 1964
• Look Away, 1973
• Roots, ABC, 1977
• Runaway, Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions, 1993
• Poetic Justice, 1993
• Touched by an Angel ("Reunion"), CBS, 1995
• How to Make an American Quilt, Universal Pictures, 1995
• Madea's Family Reunion, Tyler Perry Studios, 2006

Recordings

• Miss Calypso, Scamp Records, 1957
• For the Love of Ivy, ABC Records, 1968
• "And So It Goes" (co-written with Roberta Flack for Flack's album Oasis), 1988
• Been Found (collaborated on 7 tracks with Ashford & Simpson), 1996
• "Music, Deep Rivers in My Soul" (with Wynton Marsalis), 2007

Spoken-word Albums

• The Poetry of Maya Angelou, GWP Records, 1969
• Women in Business, 1981
• On the Pulse of Morning, Random House Audio, 1993
• A Song Flung Up to Heaven, Random House Audio, 2002