Maya Angelou's poetry - lyrical and dramatic, exuberant and playful - speaks of
love, longing, partings; of Saturday night partying, and the smells and sounds o
f Southern cities; of freedom and shattered dreams. 'The caged bird sings/ with
a fearful trill/ of things unknown/ but longed for still/ and his tune is heard/
on the distant hill/ for the caged bird/ sings of freedom.' Of her poetry, KIRK
US REVIEWS has written, 'It is just as much a part of her biography as I KNOW WH
Y THE CAGED BIRD SINGS, GATHER TOGETHER in MY NAME, SINGIN' AND SWINGIN' AND GET
TING MERRY LIKE CHRISTMAS, and HEART OF A WOMAN.
