Inspired by the Paul Laurence Dunbar poem “Sympathy,” Maya Angelou’s “Caged Bird” is a metaphorical representation of the African American experience. The poem contrasts the lives of two ...

This is very similar to a caged bird still singing even though it is unable to fly. In 1978 Maya Angelou wrote, “Still I Rise”. “Still I Rise” is another iconic poem that resonates with ...

The poet Maya Angelou remains beloved more than a decade after her death. Yet few lift up the power of her voice in the ...

Maya Angelou’s books are more than autobiographies—they are living histories that connect past struggles to present realities ...

Maya Angelou sits in her hotel room, reliving her past and writing her autobiography, "I know why the caged bird sings". A ...

Last week’s inauguration of Donald Trump, a man found liable for sexual abuse, was, among much else, an event strikingly lacking in poetry ... Notably, Angelou was writing Caged Bird in 1968 ...