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“Still I Rise” is a poem by the American civil rights activist and writer Maya Angelou. One of Angelou's most acclaimed works, the poem was published in Angelou’s third poetry collection And Still I Rise in 1978. Broadly speaking, the poem is an assertion of the dignity and resilience of marginalized people in the face of oppression.
A kind of protest poem which is defiant as well as celebratory, ‘Still I Rise’ is about the power of the human spirit to overcome discrimination and hardship, with Angelou specifically reflecting her attitudes as a black American woman.
‘Still I Rise’ is an inspiring and emotional poem that’s based around Maya Angelou’s experiences as a Black woman in America. It encourages readers to love themselves fully and persevere in the face of every hardship.
19 Φεβ 2023 · Maya Angelou’s landmark poem “Still I Rise” is an expression of grit and resolution of the black community in the face of oppression in the late 20 th century America. The poet-speaker expresses her pains and sufferings in a white-dominated society.
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“Still I Rise” is a poem by Maya Angelou that first appeared in her 1978 poetry collection and gave it its name: And Still I Rise. Like other poems in this landmark collection, “Still I Rise” features a Black female speaker who addresses the patriarchal and racist American society of her time.
“Still I Rise,” by the African American poet Maya Angelou (1928–2014), offers an intriguing mixture of tones: playful and defiant, comical and angry, self-assured and bitter.
