And Still I Rise

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  • @mommak10
    @mommak10 8 років тому +525

    I love how she laughs after she says "does my sassiness upset you?" I love this woman :)

    • @UfoThiccy
      @UfoThiccy 4 роки тому +4

      YASSSSSSS XD

    • @maryjanesauceda6818
      @maryjanesauceda6818 4 роки тому +5

      SHE IS SIMPLY THE BEST!!!!

    • @jimjimjimmy7793
      @jimjimjimmy7793 4 роки тому +4

      Love that part

    • @sugarplum1978
      @sugarplum1978 3 роки тому +3

      The best!!!

    • @Exodus239
      @Exodus239 3 місяці тому +1

      Abused as a child, as a woman with a mate, as a Christian without a husband, as a biracial woman between races, as a princess without a penny, as an environmentalist who follows Jesus.
      Thank you Dede, once prone to soft spoken invitations of inclusion like your own, your recent book offer and withdrawal due to the disclosure of my religion, this slap in my face , has taught me well.
      Maya Angelou is lovely, having experienced abuse at the hands of those who harm, like yourself, still she rises.
      And so do I.

  • @tionak
    @tionak 8 років тому +2304

    Her delivery of this was EVERYTHING!!! This is the difference between "reading" and "feeling". Thank you Maya

    • @eliirrii
      @eliirrii 8 років тому +8

      If you whant to see maore of this difference, look at shane koyczan's poem, "to this day" on youtube

    • @pjsmellie6958
      @pjsmellie6958 7 років тому +3

      WhatsApp

    • @Diana-qr5od
      @Diana-qr5od 7 років тому +1

      Teaira Spencer YES YES YES!

    • @power2thepoetry
      @power2thepoetry 7 років тому +1

      Teaira Spencer Follow Power2thepoetry on fb, insta, and twitter

    • @tonihodgessteward921
      @tonihodgessteward921 5 років тому +4

      Beautiful.🙏❤

  • @alishamyersakacarr6320
    @alishamyersakacarr6320 7 років тому +1621

    The first time I was diagnosed with cervical cancer I recited this poem over and over. Through chemo and radiation I swear it got me through. I was told I was in remission 1 year later. Unfortunently it came back but this poem reminds me that no matter what I'll rise. So I have it tattooed across my chest. 💗 Thank you Maya

    • @emraldeyz1
      @emraldeyz1 6 років тому +28

      Go. Rise!

    • @janethockey9070
      @janethockey9070 6 років тому +16

      ALISHA CARR Go kick ass

    • @addiction8534
      @addiction8534 6 років тому +18

      ALISHA CARR praying for your strength and healing

    • @melissaa.s.5205
      @melissaa.s.5205 6 років тому +14

      Praying for you Alisha! May our Lord Jehovah Rapha heal your body and soul in the name of Jesus. Sending you all my love!

    • @sarapaul9201
      @sarapaul9201 5 років тому +5

      you still will rise

  • @mazouzamelou6131
    @mazouzamelou6131 8 років тому +381

    You can shoot me with your words...You can cut me with your lies...You can kill me with your hatefulness ...But just like life I'll rise.......AMAZING

    • @rachelmacdonald9195
      @rachelmacdonald9195 4 роки тому +1

      Yeah, Just Like LIFE!!!!

    • @maryannzervos1581
      @maryannzervos1581 4 роки тому +3

      Her words and delivery bring tears to my soul and eyes. She inspired me to write poetry since I was a teenager so many years ago. I'm not a person of color. But she touches my soul.

    • @ThePreciousWonPoetryShow
      @ThePreciousWonPoetryShow 2 роки тому

      If you like good poetry you will also like the poet, Precious Won. You can view the channel at: "The Precious Won Poetry Show"

    • @Divorcedhousemaid666
      @Divorcedhousemaid666 3 місяці тому

      nobody can defeat your inner beauty when u live according to your own rules of life.

  • @NigelRudyard
    @NigelRudyard 8 років тому +687

    This is one of those special poems that stays with you your whole life, once heard. Absolute genius.

    • @steddyliife9495
      @steddyliife9495 6 років тому +1

      Nodge X Hey! when u get a chance if u cud check out my poetry and music page that would be awesome:) and if u wud gime some criticism and feed back that wud be awesome 😎😎

    • @maryjanesauceda6818
      @maryjanesauceda6818 4 роки тому +1

      AGREE!!!!!!!

    • @ThePreciousWonPoetryShow
      @ThePreciousWonPoetryShow 2 роки тому +1

      If you like good poetry you will also like the poet, Precious Won. You can view the channel at: "The Precious Won Poetry Show"

    • @co0ki3M0NstAr
      @co0ki3M0NstAr Рік тому

      Yes whenever I'm feeling my lowest I say this to myself

  • @doshinall
    @doshinall 10 років тому +1036

    Chills. "I am the hope and the dream of the slave..." How many of our ancestors had the audacity to dream of a better life for their offspring?

    • @nerthus4685
      @nerthus4685 7 років тому +41

      I could feel the slaves speaking through her. She really conveyed their hopes and dreams. The voices of persons silent in death as they were in life.

    • @niax5618
      @niax5618 6 років тому +3

      Donna Shinall yess

    • @jaywolf4183
      @jaywolf4183 6 років тому +2

      She sounds like she's sitting on the toilet seat but because she's so fat she can't get up, so she's hoping one day she would rise. "I rise".

    • @bdub1590
      @bdub1590 6 років тому +36

      Jay Wolf it is fascinating when someone can display their lack of intelligence, humanity, and decency in one simple comment. It must be hard for one to travel through life knowing they have embraced the most base form of themselves and feeling threatened by every bit of inspiration and aspiration around them. At a certain point a person can become nothing more than an organism that eats and produces shit. How sad for you. And yet the same capacity shown by the greatest of people resides within the lowest. Life is a series of choices and perhaps someday you will make a good one.

    • @jaywolf4183
      @jaywolf4183 6 років тому +1

      @@bdub1590 , lol what d fak r u talking about? do i have to always anything blacks say? well that's fascism. I hate her and that's my freedom yo hate anyone i want.

  • @melissarivest9357
    @melissarivest9357 8 років тому +341

    just gonna listen to this on repeat for a while until i feel better

    • @alinasings
      @alinasings 6 років тому +14

      You will pull through Melissa. You will rise

    • @reginasmith9014
      @reginasmith9014 5 років тому +7

      Melissa Rivest I hope you’re fine today in 2019!

    • @melissarivera7477
      @melissarivera7477 5 років тому +6

      Melissa Rivest I’m with you 🖤✊🏻

    • @maryjanesauceda6818
      @maryjanesauceda6818 4 роки тому +1

      YES EXACTLY GOOD FOR YOU

    • @maryjanesauceda6818
      @maryjanesauceda6818 4 роки тому +1

      @@reginasmith9014 PRAYING IN 2020 SHES FINE TODAY AS WELL

  • @twilawuilson5931
    @twilawuilson5931 9 років тому +313

    i wrote a paper on her in college. I had to recite the report and i chose this poem. Im Native American and i always felt in this poem she was talking to all people of color. I am the hope and the dream of the slave,..BTW i received an A plus. Thx maya,

    • @rachelmacdonald9195
      @rachelmacdonald9195 4 роки тому +1

      Excellent

    • @maryjanesauceda6818
      @maryjanesauceda6818 4 роки тому +3

      BEAUTIFUL JUST LIFTED MY SPIRIT THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @realbeautyness25
      @realbeautyness25 4 роки тому +1

      I hear ya sis my fraternal grandma was from Georgia my maternal Grandma from Maryland they both were children of slaves but have native ancestry Im trying to get TRIBAL BENEFITS HELP A SISTA OUT WILL YA CUZ WE NEVER RECEIVED REPARATIONS FOR SLAVERY

    • @ciaran6309
      @ciaran6309 4 роки тому +5

      Talking to all people who have suffered.

    • @realbeautyness25
      @realbeautyness25 4 роки тому +3

      @@ciaran6309 NO BLACK WOMEN IN PARTICULAR SLAVE DESCENDANT BLACK WOMEN DIRECTLY
      WHEN JEWISH PEOPLE MAKE ART ABOUT THE HOLOCAUST IS THAT ALL WHO SUFFERED WHEN NATIVES MAKE ART ABOUT BEING MURDERED BY WHITE SETTLERS IS THAT FOR ALL WHO HAVE SUFFERED
      LET ME ASK YOU WHERE IS REPARATIONS FOR BLACK FOLKS DESCENDANTS OF UNITED STATES SLAVERY THE OTHER 2 GROUPS I MENTIONED GET REPARATIONS

  • @prestantiousunicorns750
    @prestantiousunicorns750 8 років тому +365

    Rest in peace, Maya Angelou. Your efforts were not in vain.

  • @MjF809
    @MjF809 Рік тому +8

    When she speaks " I am the hope and the dream of the slave"....
    I get chills every single time.

  • @PanamaAvianAir
    @PanamaAvianAir 9 років тому +497

    This is just beautiful, what a freaking woman she was!!

  • @burritolover5082
    @burritolover5082 Рік тому +14

    Been a junkie off opiates 5 years. Lost everything. Everyone looks at me like a bum. I got sober 2 weeks ago, still don’t got a dime in my pocket. Just paying past bills. This poem helps me through my rough nights where I feel helpless…

    • @Paula-nt2uc
      @Paula-nt2uc Рік тому +2

      Another thing dr Angelou, said was that one person is NOT more human than another!!!!❤

    • @hallodamiaan
      @hallodamiaan 2 місяці тому

      Take courage! Rise! Rise!!

  • @JudeWiesner
    @JudeWiesner 8 років тому +53

    This may have been written almost 40 years ago but today we need it listen.

  • @valentabedford8206
    @valentabedford8206 9 років тому +84

    "I am the dream and the hope of the slave. I rise. I rise. I rise." - When I really take in this line, I feel powerful beyond measure. I am powerful beyond measure :)

    • @ThePreciousWonPoetryShow
      @ThePreciousWonPoetryShow 2 роки тому +1

      If you like good poetry you will also like the poet, Precious Won. You can view the channel at: "The Precious Won Poetry Show"

    • @carbontwelve5256
      @carbontwelve5256 Рік тому +1

      Yes Ma’am As You Should🔥 💪🏾🔥

  • @louiewest741
    @louiewest741 Рік тому +5

    The best poem in my lifetime!. Dr. Angelou, is the best of the best!

  • @r.j.9873
    @r.j.9873 8 років тому +518

    I love and miss her.

  • @Sweetfitglam
    @Sweetfitglam 9 років тому +184

    There she goes rising. Amen sister

  • @k.6072
    @k.6072 9 років тому +379

    🌟This should be extremely uplifting for black women that have not caught on or do not understand how beautiful and amazing we are. We were created by perfection, then abused, but still we rose. Whether you're a wife, mother, girlfriend, sister or daughter working or not working believe that you're amazing and doing more than the slave women would dream and imagine. We really are now living their hopes. Be grateful for this moment. Be grateful for your hair, complexion (a protection), & body, and your sanity. Smile😊...because still we rise..🌅
    👊👊👊👊👊👊👊👊👊👊

    • @fishershauna
      @fishershauna 7 років тому +15

      Kerline C. we all bleed red blood .....it is for all of us :)

    • @JoyJoy-oc7su
      @JoyJoy-oc7su 7 років тому +1

      Kerline C. THIS WAS BEAUTIFUL THANK YOU!!!

    • @miki28miss
      @miki28miss 6 років тому +2

      TRUTH!!!

    • @JustineBarnum
      @JustineBarnum 6 років тому +29

      it may be inspiring for everyone but this is from a black woman's perspective so it relates to black women more than others :)

    • @lullkhail4513
      @lullkhail4513 6 років тому +2

      Kerline Kay beautifully said thank you.

  • @dancar4906
    @dancar4906 9 років тому +9

    When you are aware of your history as an African American, this poem brings the beauty of our strength and confidence to life.

  • @josephmoullay8857
    @josephmoullay8857 8 років тому +67

    Maya angelou was easily one of the most beautiful people on this whole earth...one of the few seekers of truth who managed to repel the darkness we are shrouded in...

    • @Sentientmatter8
      @Sentientmatter8 5 років тому +4

      It's interesting that you spoke of repelling darkness... I read only the first line you wrote and my immediate thought was yes, She was a great flame. She burned bright.

    • @keepingitrealwithconnie431
      @keepingitrealwithconnie431 4 роки тому

      Yes my brother!

  • @gregmorelli4825
    @gregmorelli4825 10 років тому +106

    Most of us get through life. Maya Angelou lived-up to her words.
    "Does my sexiness upset you? Does it come as a surprise that I dance like I've got diamonds at the meeting of my thighs."
    Eternally Sexy. Thank You, Maya.

    • @winonahdemars8861
      @winonahdemars8861 4 роки тому +1

      @Greg Morelli, "eternally sexy", love it😁👍

  • @islandflavor1566
    @islandflavor1566 4 роки тому +21

    2020 during Corona?
    Everytime I hit rock bottom I come back here just so I can get the courage to rise up and remember everything am now feeling will not last forever 👏
    Keep safe everyone ❤
    Rest in peace George floyd 😥💯✊🏾

    • @ThePreciousWonPoetryShow
      @ThePreciousWonPoetryShow 2 роки тому

      If you like good poetry you will also like the poet, Precious Won. You can view the channel at: "The Precious Won Poetry Show"

  • @ToniDavis-Maui
    @ToniDavis-Maui 10 років тому +8

    The caged bird is now free and flying....raised up to the heavens with spirit! Mahalo you made a difference! You left this place in better condition than when you first arrived. Love & Peace be with you!

  • @quidlatangelivy968
    @quidlatangelivy968 3 роки тому +27

    Still I Rise
    BY MAYA ANGELOU
    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.
    Does my sassiness upset you?
    Why are you beset with gloom?
    ’Cause I walk like I've got oil wells
    Pumping in my living room.
    Just like moons and like suns,
    With the certainty of tides,
    Just like hopes springing high,
    Still I'll rise.
    Did you want to see me broken?
    Bowed head and lowered eyes?
    Shoulders falling down like teardrops,
    Weakened by my soulful cries?
    Does my haughtiness offend you?
    Don't you take it awful hard
    ’Cause I laugh like I've got gold mines
    Diggin’ in my own backyard.
    You may shoot me with your words,
    You may cut me with your eyes,
    You may kill me with your hatefulness,
    But still, like air, I’ll rise.
    Does my sexiness upset you?
    Does it come as a surprise
    That I dance like I've got diamonds
    At the meeting of my thighs?
    Out of the huts of history’s shame
    I rise
    Up from a past that’s rooted in pain
    I rise
    I'm a black ocean, leaping and wide,
    Welling and swelling I bear in the tide.
    Leaving behind nights of terror and fear
    I rise
    Into a daybreak that’s wondrously clear
    I rise
    Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave,
    I am the dream and the hope of the slave.
    I rise
    I rise
    I rise.

  • @maryetuk7628
    @maryetuk7628 6 років тому +12

    Whenever I need a mommie... I watch Dr. Maya Angelou videos. I imagine her embrace and am fulfilled, emboldened and given hope by her words and her spirit.

    • @ThePreciousWonPoetryShow
      @ThePreciousWonPoetryShow 2 роки тому

      If you like good poetry you will also like the poet, Precious Won. You can view the channel at: "The Precious Won Poetry Show"

  • @jordanlynn2526
    @jordanlynn2526 7 років тому +12

    My mother read this to me, and my sister before she died. I miss her so much, and this is so amazing to hear right now

  • @sunnydalesdoomed
    @sunnydalesdoomed 8 років тому +247

    I wish this lady was my mum

    • @dougmccoy2650
      @dougmccoy2650 8 років тому +36

      when I was younger, I met Maya, she was a great woman

    • @dougmcdonald6771
      @dougmcdonald6771 8 років тому +7

      +Doug McCoy i seen her at a music concert

    • @NikkiBikki
      @NikkiBikki 5 років тому +3

      Even a distant auntie would do me!

    • @manmohanseepana8819
      @manmohanseepana8819 5 років тому +7

      Be the kind of mother to your kids ☺️☺️

    • @cmebans35
      @cmebans35 4 роки тому +3

      ♥️

  • @lovingmyself8362
    @lovingmyself8362 8 років тому +4

    She was my idol, til the end. And still I hear her voice and all I can do is smile. She has risen to the man up above, received her wings as she still shows her love.
    Show them, show them
    how to rise and stand talk
    Be proud of who you are
    You are a Legend
    A blessing
    An idol
    And I thank you
    Thank you for being you

    • @Liberty969
      @Liberty969 8 років тому

      Loving myself83 Words that inspire and guide are the hidden treasures my soul seeks to help fuel hope and faith back into my heart......and for you I rise.

    • @lovingmyself8362
      @lovingmyself8362 8 років тому

      Thank you so very much Melissa Cruz. Dr. Maya Angelou inspired me to become a writer. To be proud of my work and love what I do.

  • @yuppness6793
    @yuppness6793 7 років тому +2

    I came here to show my daughter a very strong and powerful woman... No matter the color of anyone's skin... thank you for show ppl how great they can be

  • @lumpyspacebunny
    @lumpyspacebunny 4 роки тому +7

    I have watched this SO many times over the last 5 years. Never gets old. Always beautiful.

    • @ThePreciousWonPoetryShow
      @ThePreciousWonPoetryShow 2 роки тому

      If you like good poetry you will also like the poet, Precious Won. You can view the channel at: "The Precious Won Poetry Show"

  • @susanocampo8938
    @susanocampo8938 2 роки тому +12

    Soy colombiana y este poema tiene un espacio especial en mi corazón. Me hace inmensamente feliz saber que la poesía de Maya va más allá de los límites de las naciones y de las culturas y que tiene ese poder encantador de sanar.

  • @alanmachina3326
    @alanmachina3326 8 років тому +7

    Amazing spirit, this woman. I was blessed with her presence, unexpectedly, once. She left me with her lipstick, and a book of her own to cherish. I still hold it close to day. Beautiful woman.

  • @ronamcintyre9795
    @ronamcintyre9795 10 років тому +8

    I saw Maya Angelou do this on TV when I was a young teen... 30 years ago maybe.. I was dumbstruck. I never knew the power of words... the power of poetry until I saw her bring them to life. She has been a lifelong inspiration. RIP Maya Angelou. Your voice will be missed. Phenomenal woman. That's you!

  • @tacobellamama
    @tacobellamama 5 років тому +5

    I have read this a million times but the true power of this just hit me 😭

  • @mroosie7488
    @mroosie7488 6 років тому +8

    462 people disliked this. What can I say...you’ve no culture, no feeling. You still have time yet to rise...

  • @lalynya
    @lalynya 11 років тому +5

    Your words while im going thru a tough time remind me there is hope...not that i think you will ever see this but thank you ms. Angelou

    • @ThePreciousWonPoetryShow
      @ThePreciousWonPoetryShow 2 роки тому

      If you like good poetry you will also like the poet, Precious Won. You can view the channel at: "The Precious Won Poetry Show"

    • @Esha911
      @Esha911 3 місяці тому

      I performed this poem on stage

  • @sf.9731
    @sf.9731 Рік тому +4

    I thank her all the way to heaven for this poem...

  • @mdebailes-OK
    @mdebailes-OK 8 років тому +4

    A beautiful poem - Beautifully, beautifully read..............

  • @voicegirl555
    @voicegirl555 4 роки тому +3

    Happy Happy 92nd Birthday Maya Angelou! I wish you were still here. I love all your books. Your words still give wisdom and hope years after you wrote them, and they will continue to do so centuries from now.

  • @renaealbright85
    @renaealbright85 9 років тому +6

    Such a beautifully articulate, and passionate spirit will live on in her words of wisdom. She will inspire, enlighten, and enrich the lives of many others yet to come. 💜

  • @mamadetresmocosos1330
    @mamadetresmocosos1330 3 роки тому +2

    To think this lady didnt speak for years.....a voice I dont have words beautiful enough to describe with words that send chills down my spine ❤

  • @evolution731
    @evolution731 8 років тому +133

    Needed this today after the 2016 Election. Thank you Maya for always showing us love and the human spirit is more powerful than we can imagine.

    • @MrMacLover10
      @MrMacLover10 8 років тому +13

      I gained such encouragement listening to this throughout the day to ease the despondency. Thanks, Dr. Angelou!

    • @zoehaywood92
      @zoehaywood92 8 років тому +2

      mbgagaaddict This Woman. Maya Angelou helps me stay grounded

    • @ThePreciousWonPoetryShow
      @ThePreciousWonPoetryShow 2 роки тому

      If you like good poetry you will also like the poet, Precious Won. You can view the channel at: "The Precious Won Poetry Show"

  • @ilsesprenger4594
    @ilsesprenger4594 4 роки тому +3

    Thank You Maya Angelou for this beautiful poem, it touches the depth of my soul. Every woman on this planet, nevermind color or creed, old or young, rich or poor, should recite it and Live It!
    We are so very powerful, we uphold creation but so many of us are not even aware of it.
    Living this Poem can make the world a better place!

  • @sparx550
    @sparx550 8 років тому +2

    The Joy is that this beautiful woman was here, with us. Now that's truly wonderful.

  • @frankieclayton9303
    @frankieclayton9303 Місяць тому +1

    This was so powerful and beautiful

  • @donnadaisy333
    @donnadaisy333 2 роки тому +2

    I am crying. This woman - this INCREDIBLE woman…. How i wish I met her, knew her, learned of her years ago. She is such an awesome inspiration. Thank you, Maya. Thank You, Lord, for bringing such a gift to us. ❤️🙏

  • @charlesmicheaux4121
    @charlesmicheaux4121 8 років тому +3

    We live in a broken world but then God sends us human beings like Maya Angelou to heal and make our world more
    whole and grace filled.

  • @maritzasalinas9285
    @maritzasalinas9285 2 роки тому +3

    I found this jewel of poem while I was doing my research for an English assignment. Still, after 7 years, it still resonates in my mind, thank you so much Maya ✨

  • @donnarogers7732
    @donnarogers7732 4 роки тому +2

    "I Rise" is for every human Spirit on this planet at this moment Every Color,Gender,Religion, Every Orientation, Every Financial Situation ,cannot be spared our Collective Pain and Shared Suffering, and still I, You, They, We all RISE! BLESSED BE OUR PLIGHT ON EARTH AT THIS, A MOMENT MEANT TO BE TESTED TO
    RISE!
    Thank you Dr.Angelou

  • @Sankines
    @Sankines 9 років тому +20

    I had to come see this again after Nicki's performance. She did Miz Angelou proud! :) Keep resting peace in peace, ma'am.

  • @jessicacottrell1897
    @jessicacottrell1897 6 років тому +2

    I had someone in my life that would always just beat me down . This poem by Maya has always given me strength and hearing her read it aloud fills me up. Even after I escaped that person I sometimes have some low days. But reading this poem always reminded me that still I will rise

  • @kimberlybracy6863
    @kimberlybracy6863 4 роки тому +66

    This poem sums up my entire 2020.

    • @keepingitrealwithconnie431
      @keepingitrealwithconnie431 4 роки тому +2

      Keep rising my sister!

    • @lalouloune6156
      @lalouloune6156 4 роки тому

      Same here and it's not over yet. Let's keep hope and faith.

    • @kimberlybracy6863
      @kimberlybracy6863 4 роки тому

      @@lalouloune6156 thank you for the encouragement.

    • @ThePreciousWonPoetryShow
      @ThePreciousWonPoetryShow 2 роки тому

      If you like inspirational poetry you will also like the poet, Precious Won. You can view the channel at: "The Precious Won Poetry Show" See Show#8 for the poem "Don't Give Up"

  • @sterlingavery2830
    @sterlingavery2830 9 років тому +9

    this poem is deep if you know what she's really talking about. . . it's all about how you carry your self ..one of my fav..

  • @dustinharrison8666
    @dustinharrison8666 4 місяці тому +1

    Maya Angelou is someone I wish I had met during her lifetime. Her ability to inspire, even from beyond the grave, is profoundly beautiful. For someone like me who never had the chance to meet her, her words still resonate deeply and offer a source of inspiration. (Revised by ChatGPT)

  • @chickennugget6233
    @chickennugget6233 5 років тому +1

    Some days are really difficult Maya, but every now and then I turn to you and find something worth carrying and the courage to drop what I needed to leave behind.

  • @victoriavixen
    @victoriavixen 9 років тому +55

    This my favourite poem.

    • @xx-mu9se
      @xx-mu9se 9 років тому +3

      Literally doing a dance to this song

    • @bigz-money8391
      @bigz-money8391 8 років тому

      +Panic!AtTheChloe my girlfriend's friend did this song at a dance comp

    • @ThePreciousWonPoetryShow
      @ThePreciousWonPoetryShow 2 роки тому

      If you like good poetry you will also like the poet, Precious Won. You can view the channel at: "The Precious Won Poetry Show"

  • @themilkofgrind5663
    @themilkofgrind5663 4 роки тому +14

    We need more of her in 2020 and 2021

    • @ThePreciousWonPoetryShow
      @ThePreciousWonPoetryShow 2 роки тому

      If you like good poetry you will also like the poet, Precious Won. You can view the channel at: "The Precious Won Poetry Show"

  • @deejayee
    @deejayee 5 років тому +3

    Everytime I feel lost worried or less of a person I turn to everything Maya Angelou. She was an angel send straight down from heaven by God to spread parts of his Gospel loudly for everyone to use for healing

    • @ThePreciousWonPoetryShow
      @ThePreciousWonPoetryShow 2 роки тому

      If you like good poetry you will also like the poet, Precious Won. You can view the channel at: "The Precious Won Poetry Show"

  • @theomnithinker
    @theomnithinker 3 роки тому +2

    She brings so much life and vibrance into her poetry readings. It's surreal listening to her

  • @binduarvind6112
    @binduarvind6112 6 років тому +1

    Love her love her love her more everytime I see this video.... Thank you

  • @fry5544
    @fry5544 6 років тому +5

    💛 Thank you, Maya. I’ll continue to rise up over everything that holds me down. 💛

    • @xoel888
      @xoel888 3 роки тому

      I wrote a essay using this comment thanks bud

  • @sadiedaypasha4154
    @sadiedaypasha4154 9 років тому +12

    I love the poetry of Maya, along with many other Black American Poets, long gone.

    • @ThePreciousWonPoetryShow
      @ThePreciousWonPoetryShow 2 роки тому

      If you like inspirational poetry you will also like the poet, Precious Won. You can view the channel at: "The Precious Won Poetry Show" See Show#8 for the poem "Don't Give Up"

  • @judithlandau7608
    @judithlandau7608 8 років тому +8

    welcome inspiration for these troubled times!

  • @teresamolloy2426
    @teresamolloy2426 8 років тому +1

    This lady is pure genius! Her words are shatteringly powerful! Her compassion, creativity and inspirational words are what our world needs too hear and learn from. We all so need to rise from the bitter twisted lies of history and become better, greater, more loving compassionate people!

  • @ericaf6851
    @ericaf6851 3 місяці тому

    This poem stuns me into reverence each time. It is soul expanding on so many levels. Tears of gratitude for this beautiful artist. May we all rise together.

  • @MJaypie23
    @MJaypie23 11 років тому +14

    Every now and then I have to come back and listen to this! Tears it brings to my eyes. Love to my heart.

    • @ThePreciousWonPoetryShow
      @ThePreciousWonPoetryShow 2 роки тому +1

      If you like good poetry you will also like the poet, Precious Won. You can view the channel at: "The Precious Won Poetry Show"

  • @defygravity06
    @defygravity06 8 років тому +16

    Needed this today. I rise...

  • @moonlightproductions1828
    @moonlightproductions1828 5 років тому +4

    Can we just appreciate what an incredible and inspiring person she was

  • @mena48
    @mena48 3 дні тому

    Thank you Maya🙏 You continue to help us Rise with the dignity, integrity Joy you exemplified.. I know you can feel my gratitude UP THERE😇❣🙏

  • @sandman6040
    @sandman6040 6 років тому +1

    Grandma Angelou, I miss you dearly. Thank you for inspiring me, I love you so much that my vocabulary will never be able to express it.

  • @josephmoullay8857
    @josephmoullay8857 8 років тому +8

    I would also like to point out (at the risk of jinxing it) that Maya angelou, struggle and pain, is so universal that not one idiot remark was made on this thread...good job guys seriously...keep some things sacred...I all for making light of the heavy but you've got to stand for at least one thing in this world. Doesn't matter what...you choose...but when you do, hold it dear...

  • @melaniepritchardsuccesscoa7833
    @melaniepritchardsuccesscoa7833 10 років тому +4

    Phenomenal Woman. Her ability to move people and tap into the human spirit is remarkable. Much missed but always here.

    • @ThePreciousWonPoetryShow
      @ThePreciousWonPoetryShow 2 роки тому

      If you like good poetry you will also like the poet, Precious Won. You can view the channel at: "The Precious Won Poetry Show"

  • @Shaolin-Jesus
    @Shaolin-Jesus 9 років тому +55

    sensational women. she must have been a great grandma.

    • @xLyla15
      @xLyla15 4 роки тому

      Her grandchildren were lucky

  • @laurenchristman3671
    @laurenchristman3671 7 років тому +2

    So much gratitude for this rendition. A perfect Easter blessing.

  • @gillettepascalfamily
    @gillettepascalfamily 3 роки тому +2

    How could you not love her and her poetry, rises to a universal truth, EXQUISITELY!!!

  • @sara-yy3hn
    @sara-yy3hn 5 років тому +3

    I remember learning this in school at 14 till this day it's amazing! Everyone goes through tough times

    • @ThePreciousWonPoetryShow
      @ThePreciousWonPoetryShow 2 роки тому

      If you like good poetry you will also like the poet, Precious Won. You can view the channel at: "The Precious Won Poetry Show"

  • @elenygebru7974
    @elenygebru7974 10 років тому +88

    RIP dear Maya Angelou may god bless your soul.

  • @nardinesandersonauthorpoet4249
    @nardinesandersonauthorpoet4249 8 років тому +4

    your visit will always be remembered ❤ never a more true angel, love you forevermore.

  • @josephmoullay8857
    @josephmoullay8857 8 років тому

    people should open their day every day with this video...she gives me so much hope and inspiration...and Im a terribly depressed person...

  • @ayeshas6115
    @ayeshas6115 4 роки тому +1

    Maya, there is no one like you. Never was! What a beautiful, intelligent soul. Your smile and your words healed so many, touched so many. I get chills every time I listen to this. Stay with us. You are not gone. You cannot be.

  • @BessMcCarty
    @BessMcCarty 10 років тому +7

    Will we let life get us down? Or will we remember that we too Rise? Thank you Eric and Maya. I know you see us.

  • @constanceschroer2668
    @constanceschroer2668 5 років тому +3

    Her expressions aligned with her inflections make drama and art🌹

  • @LEEIB
    @LEEIB 10 років тому +5

    And we'll still rise!!! Ibae Madam Maya Angelou!! Thanks for sharing your wisdom, your legacy will live on.. R.I.P.

  • @TROUBLESOMELOT
    @TROUBLESOMELOT 8 років тому +1

    There are no words to explain how I feel about Professor Angelou and her intelligence. She has inspired generations of people including me to stand up for what I believe in and my race.

  • @ivanbarbosa81
    @ivanbarbosa81 4 роки тому

    I am the hope and the deram of the slave.I rise..like a rocket. I never thought of my legacy like that.this is humbling and inspiring.Amen.

  • @kdever829
    @kdever829 8 років тому +25

    Needed some wisdom from Maya today.

  • @kemlaurin
    @kemlaurin 8 років тому +13

    I really needed to read this today!

  • @earthtoalice
    @earthtoalice 10 років тому +6

    I literally just spontaneously applauded - clapping my hands like a nut in my solitary living room. God I love you Maya Angelou :) xoxoxoxox

  • @sammichaels10
    @sammichaels10 4 роки тому +2

    There's invincible beauty in Maya's words. My teacher in school introduced me to her spoke of her work with such passion.
    Inspiring. Inspiring my work and poetry. There's a lesson for us all in Maya's words.

    • @lalouloune6156
      @lalouloune6156 4 роки тому +1

      Beautiful words, "invincible beauty", it's completely that. Still we rise through all the bitterness, hatred and persecution.

  • @littleminitinytejada
    @littleminitinytejada 2 місяці тому

    I showed this in class to my students in 2016 and again today. BIG SIGH.

  • @crystalhubbard2929
    @crystalhubbard2929 8 років тому +4

    how inspiring the word rise . I've been in the bit of shame but I to shall rise

  • @calvintucker7286
    @calvintucker7286 10 років тому +5

    One of my #1 top POET and PERSON...MY HERO

  • @nancyxtay
    @nancyxtay 8 років тому +14

    Gorgeous ❤️ Powerful

  • @ettazak
    @ettazak 4 роки тому

    I hope to become half the person Maya Angelou rose to be. Thank you, beautiful gift to a world that needs your wisdom, love, and character.

  • @angelqos834
    @angelqos834 9 років тому +1

    This was beautiful. And there for a me at at time when I needed it most. And so I also rise! One of the most beautiful things I have ever heard. Ty for this gift. May you rest in peace Dr. Hearing my words and grateful prayer. Amen.

  • @TysWorld
    @TysWorld 6 років тому +4

    When ever i feel beatin down i like to hear this!

  • @roadsideturnout9287
    @roadsideturnout9287 5 років тому +3

    This can speak to all.
    We may have a Different struggle
    We can all make the same fight!
    We all still rise!

  • @OkamiHausofDreams
    @OkamiHausofDreams 10 років тому +8

    RIP Maya, you were truly an inspiration.

    • @mariahamilton8333
      @mariahamilton8333 6 років тому +1

      I concur as a rising poet

    • @glowangel
      @glowangel 3 роки тому

      @@mariahamilton8333 2022 called, and you do you know what it said??
      ::WE SHALL RISE::

  • @julianajoseph7061
    @julianajoseph7061 9 років тому +1

    This special poem, one of them has been so significant in my life and continue to be. Thank you mama Maya RIP.

  • @colinellesmere
    @colinellesmere 3 роки тому

    Wow. Goose bumps. I have never heard this poem. Poetry like this is the real rock n roll.