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A review by vince_reads
And Still I Rise by Maya Angelou
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.5
This poetry collection is written like a challenge. It's really difficult to write truthfully. To not censor, or worry about what you write. Angelou does that with subjects like sex and race, and playfully taunts the reader as she does it.
It's also refreshing to read effective end rhyme. Her structure makes her poems more soulful, while speaking her truths—hard and uncensored truths—like a sermon.
This collection is worth it just for the poem Still I Rise. 4.4 stars