Happy Women’s History Month to all of the women making an impact in our lives. I believe this ties in perfectly with Women's History Month because Maya Angelou is truly a phenomenal woman, and so are you. I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion model’s size ![]() She was also a key voice in the American civil rights movement. Angelou was a singer, dancer, composer, actor, teacher, memoirist, and poet: a woman of many talents. Her first three autobiographies had been. At the time of its publication, Angelou was already well known as a prolific writer of both prose and verse. The poem was also featured that same year in Cosmopolitan magazine. “Pretty women wonder where my secret lies. By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) ‘Phenomenal Woman’ is a 1994 poem by the American poet Maya Angelou (1928-2014). Maya Angelou ’s Phenomenal Woman was originally published in 1978 in her third volume of poetry, And Still I Rise. Below is the first stanza of the poem, “Phenomenal Woman.” I also love her choice of words and how everything flows together in this poem. Maya Angelou is “Phenomenal Woman.” I love this poem because it shows that she is confident and poised despite what anyone thinks of her. This is how I release my emotions as opposed to bottling them up and never letting them go. I feel as if it is my comfort zone because no one is there to judge me, and I am the only one critiquing my work. One of the reasons why I enjoy writing poetry is that it helps me relax and it gives me an opportunity to express myself on paper in a calm and effective way. ![]() Maya Angelou, I also enjoy writing poetry in my spare time. Then when you know the cause of your mistake, you can learn from it and make improvements in the future to prevent it from recurring because when you KNOW better, you DO better. ![]() Then when you know better, do better.” To me it means when you make a mistake, but you don't understand what caused it to happen, you do the best you can to resolve it. Her most well-known quote is “Do the best you can until you know better. Maya Angelou was most famous for her unique writing style. She is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning more than 50 years in addition to seven autobiographies, three books of essays, and several books of poetry. African American memoirist, well-known poet, and civil rights activist was Ms.
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