Tag Archives: Maya Angelou

Momma Welfare Roll by Maya Angelou

Posted on February 1, 2008 by admin

Her arms semaphore fat triangles, Pudgy HANDS bunched on layered hips Where bones idle under years of fatback And lima beans.

Posted in Mom Poems | Tagged Maya Angelou, Maya Angelou poem, Maya Angelou poems, Maya Angelou poet, Maya Angelou poetry, Momma Welfare Roll, Momma Welfare Roll poem, Momma Welfare Roll poems, Momma Welfare Roll poet, Momma Welfare Roll poetry | Leave a comment

Still I Rise by Maya Angelou

Posted on February 1, 2008 by admin

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.

Posted in Famous Poems | Tagged Maya Angelou, Maya Angelou poem, Maya Angelou poems, Maya Angelou poet, Maya Angelou poetry, Still I Rise, Still I Rise poem, Still I Rise poems, Still I Rise poet, Still I Rise poetry | Leave a comment