"And Still I Rise," by Maya Angelou

Celebrating the Spoken Word

The Poetry Foundation describes Maya Angelou as "An acclaimed American poet, storyteller, activist, and autobiographer." The site goes on to say that she was "born Marguerite Johnson in St. Louis, Missouri. Angelou had a broad career as a singer, dancer, actress, composer, and Hollywood's first female black director, but is most famous as a writer, editor, essayist, playwright, and poet... She was also an educator and served as the Reynolds professor of American Studies at Wake Forest University."

Today we will hear the late Maya Angelou recite her poem, "And Still I Rise."

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