Category: Maya Angelou

I chose the poem Still I Rise by the legendary Maya Angelou because I admire how confident and resilient; she is despite the hardships she faced. Before we analyse the poem, lets talk about Maya Angelou. Born at Marguerite Johnson in St. Louis, Missouri, on April 4, 1928 and died on the 28 of May…

Alongside accumulating this research, I had also carried out literary research to form my collection of poems. Initially, I wanted to create a historical fiction about the work life of women however I changed the outcome of my artefact to a collection of poems instead. The reason behind this was that, at the time, I…