And Still I Rise: Maya Angelou

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.