Download Caged Bird Maya Angelou Poems Pictures. Copyright © 1983 by maya angelou. Caged bird poem by maya angelou.
Caged bird was published in maya angelou's 1983 poetry collection shaker, why don't you sing?
Maya angelou's autobiography i know why the caged bird sings tells of her childhood growing up in america before the civil rights act of 1964 ended segregation in public and began to tackle discrimination in employment, education and other spheres of life. Angelou's poetry has received mixed reviews over the years. Maya angelou is widely regarded as the black woman's poet laureate. her reflections on the society and the times she lived in are vividly expressed in her outwardly the poem i know why the caged bird sings or caged bird as it is often interchangeably known, can be seen as a reflection on social. Acclaimed author, poet and activist maya angelou died today at the age of 86.
