117 reviews for:

Maya Angelou: Poems

Maya Angelou

4.29 AVERAGE

derickwham's review against another edition

2.0

challenging slow-paced

juliarchetype's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional reflective sad fast-paced

alexreads22's review against another edition

4.0

reflective medium-paced

deborahjaraja's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

mayralimeirajm's review against another edition

4.0

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*Favorite poems:

In a Time
Alone
Africa
Song for the Old Ones
Phenomenal Woman
Still I Rise
A Good Woman Feeling Bad
Unmeasured Tempo
Caged Bird
Weekend Glory
Prescience

leonalikesliterature's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

emmaraeempowered's review against another edition

5.0

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I got my copy from my grandmother and I loved reading through these poems seeing which ones my grandmother stared or small notes she made. I read each poem out loud. Some I cried immediately, some I knew I'd have to circle back and reread. I'm so grateful to have this copy and to read these poems

nicichels's review

4.25

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing slow-paced

ciebrie's review against another edition

5.0

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

bookcleavage's review against another edition

3.0

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3.5 stars.
Maya Angelou will always be legendary and inspirational and insightful in American history. And this poetry is no exception. I just didn't find the majority of the subject matter to be something I can personally relate to very much and have an emotional reaction to. However a few poems I did love:

Still I Rise
On Aging
Weekend Glory
Changes

And coincidentally, all of those are near the end of the book, within the last half at least.

I definitely plan on reading "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings" because even though I can't relate to a lot of her experiences and struggles, I still find her life to be very interesting.