And Still I Rise: A Book of Poems

And Still I Rise: A Book of Poems

Maya Angelouâ€™s unforgettable collection of poetry lends its name to the documentary film about her life, And Still I Rise, as seen on PBSâ€™s American Masters.
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Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.
Iâ€™m not cute or built to suit a fashion modelâ€™s size
But when I start to tell them,
They think Iâ€™m telling lies.
I say,
Itâ€™s in the reach of my arms,
The span of my hips,
The stride of my step,
The curl of my lips.
Iâ€™m a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
Thatâ€™s me.
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Thus begins â€œPhenomenal Woman,â€ just one of the beloved poems collected here in Maya Angelouâ€™s third book of verse. These poems are powerful, distinctive, and freshâ€”and, as always, full of the lifting rhythms of love and remembering. And Still I Rise is written from the heart, a celebration of life as only Maya Angelou has discovered it.
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â€œIt is true poetry she is writing,â€ M.F.K. Fisher has observed, â€œnot just rhythm, the beat, rhymes. I find it very moving and at times beautiful. It has an innate purity about it, unquenchable dignity. . . . It is astounding, flabbergasting, to recognize it, in all the words I read every day and night . . . it gives me heart, to hear so clearly the caged bird singing and to understand her notes.â€
Country USA
Brand Random House Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer Random House
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9780394502526
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 1978-08-12
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780394502526

Country	USA
Brand	Random House Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer	Random House
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9780394502526
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	1978-08-12
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780394502526

And Still I Rise: A Book of Poems

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