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And Still I Rise (Unabridged Selections)

A Book of Poems

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And Still I Rise (Unabridged Selections)

By: Maya Angelou
Narrated by: Maya Angelou
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Maya Angelou’s unforgettable collection of poetry lends its name to the documentary film about her life, And Still I Rise, as seen on PBS’s American Masters.

Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.

I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion model’s size

But when I start to tell them,

They think I’m telling lies.

I say, It’s in the reach of my arms,

The span of my hips,

The stride of my step,

The curl of my lips.

I’m a woman

Phenomenally.

Phenomenal woman,

That’s me.

Thus begins “Phenomenal Woman”, just one of the beloved poems collected here in Maya Angelou’s third book of verse. These poems are powerful, distinctive, and fresh - and, as always, full of the lifting rhythms of love and remembering. And Still I Rise is written from the heart, a celebration of life as only Maya Angelou has discovered it.

“It is true poetry she is writing,” M. F.K . Fisher has observed, “not just rhythm, the beat, rhymes. I find it very moving and at times beautiful. It has an innate purity about it, unquenchable dignity.... It is astounding, flabbergasting, to recognize it, in all the words I read every day and night...it gives me heart, to hear so clearly the caged bird singing and to understand her notes.”

©1978 Maya Angelou (P)1996 Random House, Inc. Random House AudioBooks, a division of Random House, Inc. African American Poetry Heartfelt Poetry Maya Angelou

Critic Reviews

"Her innate rhythm celebrates her verse and offers the poems to listeners as they should be remembered." (AudioFile)

"Vibrant and deep-toned, Angelou's voice wells up from somewhere deep inside." (Philadelphia Inquirer)
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Huge fan of Maya Angelou. She is inspiring and a true role model. Love this book especially being narrated by the goddess herself.

Incredible!

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I loved listening to it and I already listened to it 5 times. Her voice is so nice and wise. Every chapter was full of meaning.

Magnificent and very pleasant to listen to.

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It was truly exceptional listening to her. I will definitely listen to it over and over again

love it

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Angelou's ability to be so raw and brave while remaining eloquent amazes me. Life altering.

Honest and eloquent.

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loved it!
love her voice!
love how she uses words to describe the delicate nature of lifes twists n turns

a voice hypnotic telling an inspirational life

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