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And Still I Rise: Selected Poems

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This book captured me. I could see how everyone felt in the poems. Maya Angelou hit my heart, I would say that she has a way with words. And Still I Rise is my favorite poem. I believe it reaches out not only African Americans but to all Americans. Maya Angelou's poems let us also see into her life. If you read her biographys you would be able to compare her poems to her life and see where she got her ideas for her poems. Everytime I need to find peace I pick up her book of poems and I read, to hear her words make me feel comfort. Maya Angelou is my favorite poet and has made me very intrested in the world of poetry. When I hear her poems I can feel the hard times that African Americans had. Yet when I need to find peace I can read these poems. All of her books have shone me that life isn't easy but that everyone can make it throught it if they have some kind of help. I believe that everyone should read this book just to get some idea of what life is like, and to see that even though life is hard you can still make it through it.

Every time I read "Still I Rise" I start crying. I can connect because I have encountered prejudice as well. I think this is a great book!

I'M 14 YEARS OLD AND BEEN READING MS.ANGELOU'S BOOKS SINCE I WAS 10. TO ME HER BOOKS ARE THE ONLY REASON WHY I STILL GO ON. SHE INSPIRED ME TO WRITE POETRY AND COME OUT WITH THE TRUTH EVEN THOUGH IT WILL HURT MANY PEOPLE.MS. ANGELOU IS LIKE MY GUARDIAN ANGEL THAT THE LORD HAVE SENT DOWN TO WATCH OVER ME. WITH OUT HER WONDERFUL WORDS WHICH I RELATE TO I DON'T KNOW HOW FAR I'D BE TODAY. SO LIKE MAYA I'M KEEPING MY HEAD UP. REMEMBERING ALWAYS THAT SOMETIMES I'M GONNA FALL BUT THE IMPORTANT THING IS I HAVE TO GET BACK UP.SO IN HER WORDS "I RISE".

Maya Angelou is an uplifting writer who never ceases to amaze me. Still I Rise is the best book of poetry that I have ever encountered.

One of my favorite collections of poetry. The title poem especially is so moving and so thrilling. Every time I read it I get chills in my spine. It is specific to the African-American heritage of slavery and courage - as a nonAfrican American I call it a classic in American literature.

Dr Angelou is one of America's most talented and inspiring writers

IT GET'S YOU TO THINK ABOUT ALL THINKS IN LIFE WORK, SCHOOL, COMMUNITY, FRIENDS, ETC. AND YOU CAN ALWAYS PICK UP ONE OF HER BOOK AND IT WILL CHANGE YOUR WHOLE ATTUDIE ON WHATEVER YOU THERE GOING THROUGH