Louise Glück, the American poet who was awarded The Nobel Prize for Literature in 2020, was born on 22 April 1943. AT THE RIVEROne night that summer my mother decided it was time to tell me aboutwhat she referred to as pleasure, though you could see she feltsome sort of unease about this ceremony, which… Read More Happy Birthday, Louise Glück! 🎉
“Still I Rise” is a poem by Maya Angelou in her third volume of poetry with the same title, which was published in 1978 and focuses on the importance of hopeful determination to rise above difficulty and discouragement. It is a powerful poem about the struggle to overcome prejudice and injustice, where the repetition of… Read More “Still I Rise” (2. Analysis)
STILL I RISE by Maya Angelou You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may trod me in the very dirt But still, like dust, I’ll rise. Does my sassiness upset you? Why are you beset with gloom? ’Cause I walk like I’ve got oil wells Pumping in my… Read More “Still I Rise” (1. Poem Text & Translation)
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