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And Still I Rise

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title And Still I Rise
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Dr Maya Angelou
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:112
Dimensions(mm): Height 195,Width 130
Category/GenrePoetry by individual poets
ISBN/Barcode 9780860687573
ClassificationsDewey:811.54
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint Virago Press Ltd
Publication Date 8 May 1986
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Maya Angelou's poetry - lyrical and dramatic, exuberant and playful - speaks of love, longing, partings; of Saturday night partying, and the smells and sounds of Southern cities; of freedom and shattered dreams. 'The caged bird sings/ with a fearful trill/ of things unknown/ but longed for still/ and his tune is heard/ on the distant hill/ for the caged bird/ sings of freedom.' Of her poetry, KIRKUS REVIEWS has written, 'It is just as much a part of her biography as I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS, GATHER TOGETHER in MY NAME, SINGIN' AND SWINGIN' AND GETTING MERRY LIKE CHRISTMAS, and HEART OF A WOMAN.

Author Biography

Born in 1928 in Missouri, Maya Angelou has been a waitress, singer, dancer, activist and actress. Her five volumes of autobiography and complete poetry collection are published by Virago.

Reviews

'Maya Angelou writes from the heart and her language rings clear and true ... Whether joyful, sad or playful, her poems speak with delicacy and depth of feeling' - Publishers Weekly 'It is true poetry she is writing ... it has an innate purity about it, unquenchable dignity' - M.F.K. Fisher