Maya Angelou Home Following Brief Hospitalization

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Nationally renowned poet Maya Angelou is recovering from a brief illness that forced her to cancel a planned speech in Texas.

Angelou's lecture agent David LaCamera said Tuesday the 83-year-old poet was set to speak on Wednesday but came down with an illness that left her in the hospital for three days.

LaCamera says Angelou is resting at home in Winston-Salem, N.C., and can't travel. He says her doctor told her that she's on the road a lot and has to cool it for a few days.

LaCamera declined to describe the nature of the illness that kept Angelou hospitalized until her release on Saturday.

Angelou had been scheduled to speak at Texas Women's University in Denton.

Comments

[jcmsp062]

06:52 PM on 02/21/2012

Best wishes for a speedy recovery maya. I always thought that poetry was her claim to fame but the other night I watched a program on PBS and learned that she was quite a singer in her younger days. She appeared on Broadway in Porgy and Bess. Live and learn.

[Pasquale Severino]

06:51 PM on 02/21/2012

God bless you Maya, I wish you a speedy recovery.

[Azbo61]

06:37 PM on 02/21/2012

yeah...Aunt Jemaya I believe....

[Pasquale Severino]

06:49 PM on 02/21/2012

Skie8s You're nothing but a damn bigot!!!!!!

[ckp016c]

06:26 PM on 02/21/2012

You are an asset and here's to a speedy recovery!

[skie8s]

06:31 PM on 02/21/2012

I like her pancakes.

[R OVERTON]

04:43 PM on 02/21/2012

WHO ?

[Meredith Walker]

04:47 PM on 02/21/2012

Time to pick up a book or two. Maya Angelou is a prominent poet and author.

[R OVERTON]

04:56 PM on 02/21/2012

A POET ? ROFLMAO ! BIG DEAL, MOST RAPPERS CONSIDER THEMSELVES POETS ALSO.

[Nuttinbutdatruf]

09:49 PM on 02/21/2012

You don't know who Maya Angelou is...???? Now, that's pitiful.

[clematisvine]

04:41 PM on 02/21/2012

She's a very, very wise woman. Could listen to her for hours. Hope she does well. She is a true treasure to all who either know her or know of her.

[julesreddy]

04:01 PM on 02/21/2012

ICON ??? never heard of her.

[BluesBlues]

04:23 PM on 02/21/2012

Maybe you should try to google her, i'd list it for you but the list would be too long to post. Besides, reading is fundamental, you should try it, especially before you post something as you've done here.

[Grace Farmer]

04:48 PM on 02/21/2012

lol.

[clematisvine]

04:42 PM on 02/21/2012

Wow! Too bad. She's an amazing woman.

[stenvor]

03:55 PM on 02/21/2012

I hope she recovers quickly. I don't understand why these wonderful, aging, icons, don't just relax and enjoy their lives, like regular people do when they retire. Why push themselves? They've contributed so much earlier in life, why not just sleep in, do gardening, do lunch.

[jtjrfan8]

03:45 PM on 02/21/2012

Pouring all my Faith into your speedy recovery~Blessings to you

[Boxers4Me]

03:41 PM on 02/21/2012

Wishing Maya a speedy recovery.

[bmitche]

03:18 PM on 02/21/2012

GET WELL SOON MAYA.

[tamlagordy]

02:24 PM on 02/21/2012

Here's wishing you a speedy recovery Maya.May the good Lord bless you and keep you well.