And Still I Rise

A beautiful and inspiring collection of poetry by Maya Angelou, author of I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS and 'a brilliant writer, a fierce friend and a truly phenomenal woman' (Barack Obama)

'I write about being a Black American woman, however, I am always talking about what it's like to be a human being. This is how we are, what makes us laugh, and this is how we fall and how we somehow, amazingly, stand up again'

Maya Angelou's poetry — lyrical and dramatic, exuberant and playful - speaks of love, longing, partings; of Saturday night partying, and the smells and sounds of Southern cities; of freedom and shattered dreams.

'Her poetry is just as much a part of her autobiography as I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and the volumes that follow.' — Kirkus

'It is true poetry she is writing . . . it has an innate purity about it, unquenchable dignity' — M. F. K. Fisher

ISBN: 9780349013572 | Published: 27 January 2021 (first published 1978) | Hardback | 112 pages