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Still I Rise | The Poetry Foundation. By Maya Angelou. You may write me down in history. With your bitter, twisted lies, You may trod me in the very dirt. But still, like dust, I'll rise. Does my sassiness upset you? Why are you beset with gloom? ’Cause I walk like I've got oil wells. Pumping in my living room. Just like moons and like suns,
‘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.
Still I Rise - Discover the meaning behind Maya Angelou's inspiring poem, with an audio recording of actress Rosie Perez reading this classic work, which has been celebrated by Serena Williams, Cory Booker, and other public figures.
“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.
By Maya Angelou About this Poet An acclaimed American poet, storyteller, activist, and autobiographer, Maya Angelou was born Marguerite Johnson in St. Louis, Missouri.
Out of the huts of history’s shame I rise! Up from a past that’s rooted in pain I rise! I’m a black ocean, leaping and wide, welling and swelling I bear in the tide. Leaving behind nights of terror and fear I rise! Into a daybreak that’s wondrously clear I rise!
“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.
