Paul Laurence Dunbar: Sympathy
I know why the caged bird beats his wing
Till its blood is red on the cruel bars;
For he must fly back to his perch and cling…
July 3, 2020 · 1 Comment
Video: Facing Evil with Maya Angelou
. In this video recorded shortly after Maya Angelou’s death in 2014, Bill Moyers remembers a conference on “Facing Evil,” held in the Hill Country of central Texas. Evil was … Continue reading
February 10, 2017 · 1 Comment
Video: Maya Angelou recites “And Still I Rise”
In this video, Professor Angelou recites the title poem from her volume of poetry And Still I Rise, published in 1978. Maya Angelou (born Marguerite Annie Johnson; April 4, 1928 … Continue reading
March 16, 2015 · 3 Comments
