“Still I Rise” by Maya Angelou read by BSJ • I am the paper bag poem by BSJ. Paying homage to Poet, Maya Angelou. I saw her bravery and outspokenness as a little girl and loved how free she was. I picked this particular poem because it speaks to my Spirit. My Paper bag poem are my feelings about how blacks are judged and are made to feel less than...depending on their shade of black.