個人簡介
瑪雅•安吉洛，1928年4月生於美國密蘇里州聖路易斯市。她的生活閱歷豐富，做過作家、詩人、劇作家、編輯、演員、導演和教師等。她的作品展現了美國黑人所面臨的生存狀態，宣揚人文精神，反對種族歧視與社會貧窮。她說過：“我懂得人們會忘記你曾說了什麼，人們會忘記你曾做過什麼，但是人們永不忘記你讓他們得到的感受。”（I'velearnedthatpeoplewillforgetwhatyousaid,peoplewillforgetwhatyoudid,butpeoplewillneverforgethowyoumadethemfeel.）瑪雅•安吉洛的詩給人一種奮發向上的感受主要作品
《StillIRise》StillIRise
Youmaywritemedowninhistory
Withyourbitter,twistedlies,
Youmaytrodmeintheverydirt
Butstill,likedust,I'llrise.
Doesmysassiness1upsetyou?
Whyareyoubeset2withgloom?
'Cause3IwalklikeI'vegotoilwells
Pumping4inmylivingroom.
Justlikemoonsandlikesuns,
Withthecertaintyoftides,
Justlikehopesspringinghigh,
StillI'llrise.
Didyouwanttoseemebroken?
Bowedheadandloweredeyes?
Shouldersfallingdownliketeardrops,
Weakenedbymysoulfulcries?
Doesmyhaughtiness5offendyou?
Don'tyoutakeitawfulhard
'CauseIlaughlikeI'vegotgoldmines
Diggin'6inmyownbackyard.
Youmayshootmewithyourwords,
Youmaycutmewithyoureyes,
Youmaykillmewithyourhatefulness,
Butstill,likeair,I'llrise.
Doesmysexinessupsetyou?
Doesitcomeasasurprise
ThatIdancelikeI'vegotdiamonds
Atthemeetingofmythighs?
Outofthehutsofhistory'sshame
Irise
Upfromapastthat'srootedinpain
Irise
I'mablackocean,leapingandwide,
Wellingandswelling8Ibearinthetide.
Leavingbehindnightsofterrorandfear
Irise
Intoadaybreakthat'swondrouslyclear
Irise
Bringingthegiftsthatmyancestorsgave,
Iamthedreamandthehopeoftheslave.
Irise
Irise
Irise.
