‘I never thought of it that way before,’” says Maya Angelou in the beginning of the trailer to Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise, the first documentary ever made about the celebrated poet. Part of the ...

Even before the 9-foot-tall bronze monument to author Maya Angelou was lifted ... showcases the title of one of Angelou’s most famous poems, “Still I Rise” — a particularly relevant ...

You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may trod me in the very dirt But still, like dust, I’ll rise. Does my haughtiness offend you? Don’t you take it awful hard ’Cause I ...

A celebration of Dr. Maya Angelou by weaving her words with rare and intimate archival photographs and videos, which paint hidden moments of her exuberant life during some of America’s most ...

She then ended the speech by reciting an extract from Still I Rise, crediting it to “my favourite poet, Maya Angelou." When he decided to have a poem read as part of his inauguration as US ...

Maya Angelou ... time,” Angelou's words offer incredible insight into the human condition. During your most difficult moments ...

Drawing on a childhood of abuse and segregation, writer and author Maya Angelou moved the nation. Works such as her 1978 poem, “And Still I Rise,” explored the effects of racism and sexism on ...

Her Maya Angelou monument weathered very public storms, now it reflects the great author's 'peace amidst adversity.' ...

Apparently, Maya Angelou ... Reading through [Shakespeare’s] work, she was startled by how much it spoke to her own experience. “I didn’t care what they told me,” Angelou said.

Vol. 58, No. 1/2, SEPTEMBER/DECEMBER 2014 Maya Angelou's "I Know Why the Caged Bir... Maya Angelou's "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" And the Advantages of a Pluralist Close Reading This is the ...

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