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Maya Angelou | "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings"


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This week, we focus on the iconic American poet, Maya Angelou. We explore Angelou's journey from Harlem to Ghana and the encouragement from James Baldwin that inspired her to write I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings. We conclude with Caged Bird, which exemplifies Angelou's commitment to the liberation of all people: The caged bird sings with a fearful trill/of things/unknown/but longed for still/and his tune is heard/ on the distant hill /for the caged bird/sings of freedom.


Historical Research: The Poetry Foundation

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