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Harlem Hopscotch

Maya Angelou wrote “Harlem Hopscotch” in 1969. The poem appears to be a children’s rhyme, but provides a commentary on the life of an African-American in an oppressive society.

Call Numbers for Browsing the Shelves

• PS3568.A49

Circulating Books – A Selected List

• Angelou, Maya. Complete Collected Poems of Maya Angelou. 1994.

                         Call Number: PS3551.N464 A17 1994

• Williams, Mary E. (ed.). Readings on Maya Angelou. 1997.

                        Call Number: PS3551.N464 Z84 1997

LINCCWeb online catalog – Search Terms

• Angelou, Maya

Reference Materials

• Contemporary Literary Criticism. – Call Number: REF PN771.C59

o        Vol. 77, pg. 28-9

• Poetry Criticism – Call Number: REF PN1010 .P6

o        Vol. 32, pg. 29

• Poetry for Students – Call Number: REF PN1112.P752

o        Vol. 2, pg. 92-101

Research Databases

To access Valencia’s research databases, open your Atlas account, select ‘Search the Library’, then select ‘Databases A-Z’.

• Literature Resources from Gale
• Poetry & Short Story Reference Center (EBSCO) 

This Research Guide is designed to help users find information on a particular topic within the Valencia College East Campus Library.  This is by no means a comprehensive list of resources and other resources may be available on this topic.  Please check LINCCWeb, Valencia East’s online catalog, to verify the availability of circulating books within the library.  Feel free to ask a librarian for help if you need further assistance.

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Last Revised November 21, 2021