Can you summarize Maya Angelou's poetics?

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Can you summarize Maya Angelou's poetics?

2007-02-11 08:44:49 · 2 answers · asked by Help! 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History

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You could say it was poetry about and to women, especially black women. It has been characterized as 'afrocentric'.I think that I would call her honorable, honoring the great, lamenting the dead. There are great sites out there...try entering "Maya Angelou's poetics" on google.

2007-02-11 08:59:34 · answer #1 · answered by Doris B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

She's a free verse writer whose theme is Black experiences.

2007-02-12 12:24:12 · answer #2 · answered by ViolationsRus 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋