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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou (eBook)

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Here is a book as joyous and painful, as mysterious and memorable, as childhood itself. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings captures the longing of lonely children, the brute insult of bigotry, and the wonder of words that can make the world right. Maya Angelou's debut memoir is a modern American classic beloved worldwide.
Sent by their mother to live with their devout, self-sufficient grandmother in a small Southern town, Maya and her brother, Bailey, endure the ache of abandonment and the prejudice of the local "powhitetrash." At eight years old and back at her mother's side in St. Louis, Maya is attacked by a man many times her age—and has to live with the consequences for a lifetime. Years later, in San Francisco, Maya learns that love for herself, the kindness of others, her own strong spirit, and the ideas of great authors ("I met and fell in love with William Shakespeare") will allow her to be free instead of imprisoned.
Poetic and powerful, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings will touch hearts and change minds for as long as people read.

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Several retailers have I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou (eBook) on sale for $1.99.

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Here is a book as joyous and painful, as mysterious and memorable, as childhood itself. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings captures the longing of lonely children, the brute insult of bigotry, and the wonder of words that can make the world right. Maya Angelou's debut memoir is a modern American classic beloved worldwide.
Sent by their mother to live with their devout, self-sufficient grandmother in a small Southern town, Maya and her brother, Bailey, endure the ache of abandonment and the prejudice of the local "powhitetrash." At eight years old and back at her mother's side in St. Louis, Maya is attacked by a man many times her age—and has to live with the consequences for a lifetime. Years later, in San Francisco, Maya learns that love for herself, the kindness of others, her own strong spirit, and the ideas of great authors ("I met and fell in love with William Shakespeare") will allow her to be free instead of imprisoned.
Poetic and powerful, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings will touch hearts and change minds for as long as people read.

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If you buy the book at this price, you can add the audiobook on Audible for $7.49. Maya Angelou is the reader for the audiobook. It's an absolute treasure.
Well, you're in luck, this is an autobiography, not a poem.

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I hate that I can't picture the late, great Maya Angelou without seeing Tracy Morgan playing her on SNL...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_k2mDUE7Yts
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Thanks for the share!
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If you buy the book at this price, you can add the audiobook on Audible for $7.49. Maya Angelou is the reader for the audiobook. It's an absolute treasure.
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Quote from DonutsForDBags :
Can someone just tell me why it sings, so I won't have to read this book?
Horrible question lol
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Quote from ash78 :
I hate that I can't picture the late, great Maya Angelou without seeing Tracy Morgan playing her on SNL...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_k2mDUE7Yts
Hahahah didn't know about this - really loved it !
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Minimal if any rhyming gets no respect from me. Rappers have more talent in that regard than these modern poet laureates who speak random words in a rhythmic tone and call it poetry.
Well, you're in luck, this is an autobiography, not a poem.
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Quote from DonutsForDBags :
Can someone just tell me why it sings, so I won't have to read this book?
The title of the book was inspired by this poem, perhaps you can figure it out:
Sympathy

BY PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR
I know what the caged bird feels, alas!
When the sun is bright on the upland slopes;
When the wind stirs soft through the springing grass,
And the river flows like a stream of glass;
When the first bird sings and the first bud opes,
And the faint perfume from its chalice steals—
I know what the caged bird feels!
I know why the caged bird beats his wing
Till its blood is red on the cruel bars;
For he must fly back to his perch and cling
When he fain would be on the bough a-swing;
And a pain still throbs in the old, old scars
And they pulse again with a keener sting—
I know why he beats his wing!
I know why the caged bird sings, ah me,
When his wing is bruised and his bosom sore,
When he beats his bars and he would be free;
It is not a carol of joy or glee,
But a prayer that he sends from his heart's deep core,
But a plea, that upward to Heaven he flings—
I know why the caged bird sings!
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Quote from DonutsForDBags :
Can someone just tell me why it sings, so I won't have to read this book?
It banged its toe on a coffee table leg
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Quote from DonutsForDBags :
Can someone just tell me why it sings, so I won't have to read this book?
Probably bc the owner gives it food/treats?
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