Maya Angelou’s “Still I Rise” is a powerful and inspirational poem that has been empowering people for generations. The poem is about overcoming adversity and rising above it all, no matter what life throws at you. Maya Angelou was a civil rights activist and writer who fought for equality, and this poem is a perfect … Read more
Maya Angelou’s poem “Tahese Yet to be United States” is a beautifully written piece that addresses the current state of America and its potential future. The poem starts off with an acknowledgement of the country’s history, both good and bad, before moving into a hopeful message about what America could be. Maya Angelou’s use of … Read more
‘To a man’ is written by Maya Angelou, who first rose to fame with her novel-turned-autobiography ‘I know why the caged bird sings’, which detailed her many life experiences (including time spent as an activist, singer, waitress and dancer). She has since published two collections of prose – ‘wouldn’t take anything for my journey now’ … Read more
“Caged Bird” is a poem by Maya Angelou that tells the story of a bird who is trapped and cannot fly free. The bird represents all those who are oppressed and feel like they can never be truly free. Angelou’s powerful words inspire hope and show that it is possible to break free from oppression. … Read more
Maya Angelou is a writer, poet and civil rights activist. Maya was born in 1928 in St. Louis, Missouri. Maya’s father was abandoned by his parents as a child and he attempted to find family members to stay with but they were no longer alive. Maya’s mother was a very strong woman who worked as … Read more
As a teenager, Maya Angelou was driven to succeed in all aspects of her life which began with her move to San Francisco after winning a scholarship at San Francisco’s Labor School in 1942 (Wagner-Martin, 12). Later in her life at the age of 16, Angelou decided that she wanted to become a streetcar conductor. … Read more
Maya Angelou once said “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” While Angelou was not simply talking about teacher and student relationships, I think that this quote follows my philosophy on classroom management very closely. I believe … Read more
The difference between Rodriguez’s struggle between identity and Angelou’s struggle is that, Angelou’s identity’s center of focus is her name, while Rodriguez’s identity seems to revolve around his “complexion”. Although they both wrote about the struggle with their own identity, the views and attitude of the two authors differ. In Richard Rodriguez’s essay “Complexion” and … Read more