10 Iconic Poems by Maya Angelou Every Black Person Should Know
Title
10 Iconic Poems by Maya Angelou Every Black Person Should Know
Description
Maya Angelou lived life after life in her 86 years. She was an author, historian, songwriter, playwright, dancer, stage and screen producer, director, performer, singer, and civil rights activist. However, she will probably be remembered most for being one of America’s most celebrated poets; for this is where her keen insights about life shine through.
Here are ten poems which show that Maya was indeed “One of the brightest lights of our time.” Her poems are like lanterns shining a potent light in a dark world. - Intro on Kentake Page.
The full-text poems are accompanied by photos of paintings. The 10 poems are:
1) The Black Family Pledge
2) Alone
3) In and Out of Time
4) Still I Rise
5) Phenomenal Woman
6) A Pledge to Save Our Youth
7) Harlem Hopscotch
8) Touched by an Angel
9) On the Pulse of Morning
10) When you Come
About Kentake's Page: Kentake Page, founded by Meserette Kentake, is a Pan-Afrikan Black history blog that celebrates the diversity of the Afrikan historical experience both on the continent and in the diaspora. Kentake Page is also a celebration and appreciation of Black authors and artists. The vision is to bring together history, literature, and art under one cyber-umbrella, to make Black/Afrikan historical, literary, and artistic achievements universally accessible.
Here are ten poems which show that Maya was indeed “One of the brightest lights of our time.” Her poems are like lanterns shining a potent light in a dark world. - Intro on Kentake Page.
The full-text poems are accompanied by photos of paintings. The 10 poems are:
1) The Black Family Pledge
2) Alone
3) In and Out of Time
4) Still I Rise
5) Phenomenal Woman
6) A Pledge to Save Our Youth
7) Harlem Hopscotch
8) Touched by an Angel
9) On the Pulse of Morning
10) When you Come
About Kentake's Page: Kentake Page, founded by Meserette Kentake, is a Pan-Afrikan Black history blog that celebrates the diversity of the Afrikan historical experience both on the continent and in the diaspora. Kentake Page is also a celebration and appreciation of Black authors and artists. The vision is to bring together history, literature, and art under one cyber-umbrella, to make Black/Afrikan historical, literary, and artistic achievements universally accessible.
Subject
Racial Justice
Creator
Source
Date
3 April 2017
Type
Web archives
Collection
Citation
Meserette Kentake, “10 Iconic Poems by Maya Angelou Every Black Person Should Know,” Antiracism Digital Library, accessed April 26, 2024, https://sacred.omeka.net/items/show/391.
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