Two well regarded and recognized poets‚ Maya Angelou and Alice Walker‚ wrote lots of different renowned poetry that is appreciated for its beauty and its truth. Both poets are African American woman‚ although in different times‚ many of their words rang true to one other. Their work can be compared and contrasted by understanding the poems‚ as two separate pieces of work‚ and then looking at how each are similar and different in their own respects. Alice Walker grew up the youngest of eight children
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Song Flung Up to Heaven”‚ which was published in 2002‚ begins with Maya Angelou’s return from Africa in 1965‚ shortly before the assassination of Malcolm X‚ with whom she had intended to work with. The book covers those devastating periods of her life in civil rights work as the northern coordinator for Marin Luther King‚ as well as other events of the 1960s. People died and get injured‚ and thousands of people got arrested. Angelou vividly recalls scenes of rioting in the Watts area of Los Angeles
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Maya Angelou Maya Angelou was an amazing author‚ poet‚ and actress. She has written many amazing pieces from poems to broadway productions. She was greatly influenced by her childhood. Her pieces were influenced by the civil rights movement. All in all‚ Angelou was a phenomenal writer. April 4‚ 1928‚ Maya Angelou was born in St. Louis Missouri. Growing up for her was very difficult. Her mom and dad split up when Maya was at a young age. Therefore‚ Maya and her brother‚ Bailey‚ were sent to live with
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Today‚ Maya Angelou is known as a great poet‚ actress‚ screenwriter‚ author‚ and dancer. But at one moment‚ her powerful voice unheard of. Her rough childhood‚ her parents’ divorce‚ and being raped by her mother’s boyfriend left Angelou overwhelmed. She and too traumatized to speak for several years. She found her voice through traveling‚ acting‚ and writing. Later on a friend discovered how talented she was and convinced Angelou to write a memoir. This memoir "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"
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Poets all have diverse writing styles‚ they strive to express their ideas in an innovative way. There are a great number of prodigious poets‚ two of them are Maya Angelou and Langston Hughes. These two poets produced remarkable poems‚ their writing styles have various similarities and minimal differences. One very interesting fact about these poets is that they both wrote during times of segregation and race problems. Personally‚ I believe that all these problems influenced their writing‚ they wanted
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Maya Angelou was born with the name of Marguerite Johnson. Maya Angelou got her name from her brother‚ Bailey‚ who called her "Mya sister" and her first husband‚ Tosh Angelo. She was born on the fourth in April of 1928‚ in St. Louis‚ Mo. Maya Angelou is a poet‚ historian‚ author‚ actress‚ play-write‚ civil rights activist‚ a publisher‚ director‚ a mother‚ and a survivor. She is one of the most influential African Americans in American history. When her parents divorced she was sent to Stamps‚ Arkansas
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Maya Angelou is a woman of many lives‚ a big city girl‚ a victim‚ a actor‚ singer‚ author‚ cable car conductor‚ mentor‚ civil rights leader‚ and so much more in only 86 years. She has lived through World War Ⅱ‚ the Great Depression‚ and just her day-to-day life‚ which has instilled an aura of great wisdom. “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said‚ people will forget what you did‚ but people will never forget how you made them feel.” Maya Angelou states in an exclusive interview with CBS
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Neither Langston Hughes nor Maya Angelou were just poets in the world of the twentieth century but instead heroes and leaders who showed the world that race wasn ’t what made you but whom you are instead. Though both grew up during times and events in the world‚ both have similar ideas while also different. Though both poets were put down by society‚ neither let what people said get to them. Both instead wrote poems about how what people say doesn ’t matter. Maya told those people that despite what
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Both Sojourner Truth and Maya Angelou lived in different time periods‚ but they both were conveying the same message: civil rights. They were both African American women who believed that blacks and women were treated poorly and should be treated better. They also conveyed their points with different styles of delivery. One of these styles is better than the other. Sojourner Truth had an angry tone when she gave her‚ "Ain’t I a Woman" speech. She kept pointing out what was wrong with how men treat
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Maya Angelou has become widely known for her poetry and literary works. She has written several autobiographies and numerous volumes of poetry. One volume of poetry was And Still I Rise‚ in this collection of poems the poem “Still I Rise” is a famously known one. Maya Angelo was born on April 4‚ 1928. During this time‚ the Harlem Renaissance was happening‚ the renaissance was also known as the “New Negro Movement‚” at this time many new and good things were staring to happen for the African American
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