(4 April 1928)

poet Maya Angelou
#2 on top 500 poets

I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings

The free bird leaps
on the back of the wind
and floats downstream
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  • Helen Baird (1/14/2012 11:46:00 AM)

    As 2012 begins I want to a free bird and not be caged! ! A beautiful poem and I would love to hear the poet reading it x

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  • Salema Khatun (1/10/2012 5:32:00 AM)

    a vert powerfull poem...the poet wrote the poem from her heart......and how much the longed for freedom......a nice poem for simplicity....readers may consider to read mine the idea of an idea

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  • Jhett David Collins (1/9/2012 11:06:00 PM)

    Love this beauty all around

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  • Savita Tyagi (1/4/2012 1:15:00 PM)

    Beautiful. Have heard the name of poem but never read fully till today. Touches the heart.

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  • Nicole Chury (1/1/2012 10:02:00 PM)

    Beautiful. There is no better word that can describe it.

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  • Jonny Brackney (12/29/2011 12:29:00 PM)

    a wonderful poem. puts an ache in my soul for the caged bird.

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  • Andrea Myrtle (12/28/2011 9:33:00 AM)

    reading this poem was a treat to my mind... brilliantly written..

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  • Judith Furedi (12/26/2011 11:57:00 AM)

    If I were to put a Maya Angelou's poem as #1, this would would be it.

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  • Len Webster (11/29/2011 2:48:00 PM)

    A wonderful poem - best heard in Maya Angelou's OWN voice.

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  • Poet Zvavanhuvevhu (11/27/2011 3:13:00 PM)

    A poem about the true African freedom Exodus. A good one.

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