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I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
sings of freedom
The free bird thinks of another breeze
of things unknown
sings of freedom.
This amazing metaphor for the anti-slave protests will probably remain as Dr Angelou's most famous
piece and lasting memorial.
The title and inspiration for this poem came from a line in Paul Dunbar's poem "Sympathy"