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4.29 AVERAGE
4.29 AVERAGE
This little book contains all of my favorite Maya poems; A Conceit, Phenomenal Woman, Still I Rise, Caged Bird. It is small enough to carry around with you when you're in need of a little inspiration, but complete enough that you don't feel you're missing anything. Great collection from an amazing poet!
Very enjoyable. And Still I Rise was probably my favorite of the four.
Poetry had been calling to me and I picked this up at Barnes & Noble yesterday. Read it sitting in the sun with my morning coffee and the patio and felt very moved by a lot of her words. Will absolutely be sharing this one with friends and recommend.
I'm not a poetry person (hence the 3, although I think most of these poems are great), but there are a few that I love. "Still I Rise" is a favorite, as is "Caged Bird."
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
fast-paced
reflective
fast-paced
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
fast-paced
dark
emotional
inspiring
Deep, emotional poems. I really like her poetic voice. The poems I understood were impactful, and the ones I didn't understand were still beautifully written.
Edit: I keep this book on my shelf so I can revisit poems. It has the revisitation magic.
Edit: I keep this book on my shelf so I can revisit poems. It has the revisitation magic.
I have always been a fan of Maya Angelou now I am an air conditioner. (Okay, it's a bad joke, I am sorry). I've started this year with the shortest book whereby it only compiled 4 poems written by Maya Angelou particularly for women. I've discovered Sonia Sanchez along the way this year who's also professed her love towards Maya Angelou. I understand that not everyone like poems and not everyone understands poetry. However, if suddenly you did want to escape and just enjoy words and feelings cocooned into one, please pick up Maya Angelou's poems. I have bookmarked many pages while I reading this but now I faced difficulty choosing which poems I really connected spiritually.
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History despite it's wrenching pain,
Cannot be unlived,
But if faced with courage,
Need not to be lived again,
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When great souls die,
The air around us becomes light, rare and sterile,
We breath briefly
Our eyes briefly
See with hurtful clarity.
Our memory suddenly sharpened, examines
Gnawed on kind words unsaid
Promised walks never taken.
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Centred to the world stage,
She sings to her loved and beloved
To her foes and detectors
However I am perceived and deceived
However, my ignorances and conceits,
Lay aside your fears that I will be undone,
For I shall not be moved.
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When I think about myself,
I almost laugh myself to death
My life has been one great big joke
A dance that's walked
A song that spoke
I laugh so hard I almost choke
When I think about myself.
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History despite it's wrenching pain,
Cannot be unlived,
But if faced with courage,
Need not to be lived again,
.
.
When great souls die,
The air around us becomes light, rare and sterile,
We breath briefly
Our eyes briefly
See with hurtful clarity.
Our memory suddenly sharpened, examines
Gnawed on kind words unsaid
Promised walks never taken.
.
.
Centred to the world stage,
She sings to her loved and beloved
To her foes and detectors
However I am perceived and deceived
However, my ignorances and conceits,
Lay aside your fears that I will be undone,
For I shall not be moved.
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.
When I think about myself,
I almost laugh myself to death
My life has been one great big joke
A dance that's walked
A song that spoke
I laugh so hard I almost choke
When I think about myself.