I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings

I know why the caged bird sings maya angelou i know why the caged bird sings is a 1969 autobiography describing the early years of american writer and poet maya angelou.

I know why the caged bird sings. But a caged bird stands on the grave of dreams his shadow shouts on a nightmare scream his wings are clipped and his feet are tied so he opens his throat to sing 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. Maya angelou writes the story of a human who was pushed to her limits by the ugliness of this world and while being in a saddest cage sang the happiest song. The caged bird sings of freedom this line says a very lot about her life in the usa and that of her groups life since the death of floyd important things have changed. I know why the caged bird sings is coming from a heart and soul of someone who had to witness the unnecessary harsh and brutal insults that no ordinary human being can bear.

The first in a seven volume series it is a coming of age story that illustrates how strength of character and a love of literature can help overcome racism and trauma. I know why the caged bird sings the first of seven autobiographical works by american writer maya angelou published in 1969. The book chronicles her life from age 3 through age 16 recounting an unsettled and sometimes traumatic childhood that included rapeand racism.