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And Still I Rise

A Book of Poems

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And Still I Rise

By: Maya Angelou
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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.

Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.
I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion model’s size
But when I start to tell them,
They think I’m telling lies.
I say,
It’s in the reach of my arms,
The span of my hips,
The stride of my step,
The curl of my lips.
I’m a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That’s me.

Thus begins “Phenomenal Woman,” just one of the beloved poems collected here in Maya Angelou’s third book of verse. These poems are powerful, distinctive, and fresh—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.

“It is true poetry she is writing,” M.F.K. Fisher has observed, “not 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.”©1978 Maya Angelou; (P)1996 Random House, Inc. Random House AudioBooks, a division of Random House, Inc. African American Literary History & Criticism Themes & Styles Poetry Heartfelt Inspiring Funny Poetry Maya Angelou

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everyone should read at least one if not more of her books it will move you it will make you open your eyes everything that is beautiful

beautiful

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I have owned thing book in print for decades. Yet upon hearing it read by the, now deceased, author the poems touched me so much more. At the age of 60 Maya Angelou yet brings this black man to smile, tears, and joy all simultaneously. Even in death she lives.

Deeply moving, awesomely inspiring!

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I’ve listened to this five times now and love it every time. This absolutely should be heard.

Outstanding

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Far and away the book I listen to the most. It's not just the beauty of her poetry. It's the cadence and rhythm and depth of her voice. It's so soothing and contemplative.

An all time favorite!

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Maya Angelou reads her own poems. She reads them with Zest and passion. Definitely worthwhile.

Maya Angelou reading her own poetry. What is not to like?

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