![]() ![]() ![]() Her much-lauded "Phenomenal Woman", "Woman Work" and the title poem for this collection, "And Still I Rise" all conform to this type. Sometimes the language used is direct and repetitive. There is diversity much variation of mood and style. She does speak to the people she speaks to aspects of humanity we all have within us. Would Maya Angelou's poetry turn out to be over-simplistic rhetoric, or sanctimonious versifying? After all, her poetry is thought to be populist, and has not received much serious critical attention. Although by the time this collection had been published, Maya Angelou had received over thirty honorary degrees from colleges and universities all over the world, there is a lurking suspicion that this is for the person herself her overcoming of almost unimaginable hardships, plus her achievements in society and the legislative progress, rather than strictly academic prowess. I must admit to being apprehensive at the start. So what is her poetry actually like? The word "inspirational" is bandied around today to include all sort of cant and twaddle. The world lost a remarkable influential figure when she died. Maya Angelou is an inspirational figure, admired the world over for her sensitivity, passion, and advocacy of black rights she was a vigorous activist, especially with regard to women. it gives me heart, to hear so clearly the caged bird singing and to understand her notes.” It is astounding, flabbergasting, to recognize it, in all the words I read every day and night. It has an innate purity about it, unquenchable dignity. I find it very moving and at times beautiful. ![]() Fisher has observed, “not just rhythm, the beat, rhymes. “It is true poetry she is writing,” M.F.K. And Still I Rise is written from the heart, a celebration of life as only Maya Angelou has discovered it. These poems are powerful, distinctive, and fresh-and, as always, full of the lifting rhythms of love and remembering. Thus begins “Phenomenal Woman,” just one of the beloved poems collected here in Maya Angelou’s third book of verse. I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion model’s size Pretty women wonder where my secret lies. Maya Angelou’s unforgettable collection of poetry lends its name to the documentary film about her life, And Still I Rise, as seen on PBS’s American Masters. ![]()
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