And Still I Rise
(Paperback)
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Publishing Details
And Still I Rise
By (Author) Dr Maya Angelou
Little, Brown Book Group
Virago Press Ltd
15th March 1996
8th May 1986
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
811.54
Physical Properties
Paperback
112
Width 130mm, Height 195mm, Spine 10mm
98g
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.
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
Author Bio
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.
