Take some time during your teatime today to learn more about Maya Angelou and the Civil Rights Movement, and celebrate Angelou’s poetry with the books below. You may have the grace to look up and out Offering you space to place new steps of change.
Here is part of the poem she read at Bill Clinton’s 1993 inauguration. Maya Angelou was the second poet to read their work at a US presidential inauguration, following Robert Frost at John F. She was an editor for The Arab Observer newspaper when she lived in Cairo, Egypt.Īngelou taught at Wake Forest Academy as a professor of American Studies. When she lived in San Francisco, she danced professionally, worked as a car mechanic, and became the first female streetcar conductor in the city.Īngelou learned at least some of the language of every country she visited. and Malcolm X during the Civil Rights Movement. She was nominated twice for Tony Awards and won an Emmy for acting.Īngelou worked for both Martin Luther King Jr. She wrote, directed, and starred in multiple plays, films, and television miniseries. Maya Angelou was the first black female director in Hollywood. To start us off today, here is an excerpt from one of Angelou’s most famous poems, “Caged Bird.” From "Caged Bird" She traveled and worked all over the world. She is especially known for her autobiographical book I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and for her books of poetry, for which she was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. She was deeply involved in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. Maya Angelou (1928–2014) was one of the most prolific writers, activists, and cultural contributors in the US. Poetry Teatime receives compensation at no extra cost to you.
When you click on those links to make purchases, [This post contains Amazon affiliate links. A true mark of an Angelou poem is the merging of. Today, we’d like to focus on the brilliant and multi-talented poet and writer, Maya Angelou. We find quiet, everyday rebirth in her poem The Lesson and we find the glory of mere dust in Still I Rise. This month, we recognize the wonderful achievements of African Americans and remember our country’s history of racial tension. I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way (s)he handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights.It’s February, which means we’re celebrating Black History Month. It's one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, to forgive. A massive, powerful society.Ĭourage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can't practice any other virtue consistently. It heals the scars left by a larger society. The love of the family, the love of the person can heal. I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style. You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them. We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty. I do not trust people who don't love themselves and yet tell me, 'I love you.' There is an African saying which is: Be careful when a naked person offers you a shirt.
There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.
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