How Their Life Influenced Their Poetry

Maya Angelous poesy was influenced by the many things that Maya did and had gone through in her life. Mayas depressing and tragicomic childhood withal influenced her by creating inspiring meters. Maya had gone through a piling in her in her life when she was new(a). This helped her write her thoughtful and evoke poems. A poem that was influenced by Mayas life is lock away I arise. Slavery, racism, and discrimination in the poets life influenced this poem. Leaving behind nights of terrors and fears I rise.Bringing the gift that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and hope of the slaves. This quote shows you that Maya had a tough time in her life. Maya when she was new(a)er was sent back to alive(p) with her mother after her parents divorce and was rapped by her mothers boyfriend. several(prenominal) of Mayas uncles murdered her mothers boyfriend and after this catastrophe Maya didnt talk much. What helped her escape that loneliness and depressing life was writing meter. May a would take out her feelings each(prenominal) into a piece of paper and make it into poetry.Thats what helped Maya rise. Still I Rise is a vast poem. It shows how strong and brave she was. Angelou wrote this poem expressing that mint faeces say or do what ever they compliments but you are still going to rise. In other quarrel people hobo try to hurt you but if youre eminent of your self and knightly of whom you are then that will help people back off because they know and can sense that nonhing can bring you down. A poem called Our Grandmothers is also a poem that was actually influenced by discrimination and racism in Mayas life.Angelou used to be discriminated because of her polish and race. Being separated from her mother at such a young age and with a lot of racism going around at that time influenced Maya to write Our Grandmothers. In the poem a woman named mamma is going to be sold by the master away from her children. unless Momma tells her children to be stro ng and say I shall not be moved. My opinion is that the theme of the poem is that no matter who you are, where you ascend from, or what color or religious you are you are all the same.Everyone is unique and special in their own way. Just because youre a different color then someone else it doesnt mean that you cede to mistreat or be mean to them. Last but not least is Phenomenal. This poem was influenced by her confidence in life. straight you understand just why my heads not bowed, I dont shout or jump about or have to talk real loud, when you see me passing it ought to make you proud. This means that you dont have to act all crazy, pride up, act up or anything just for people to notice. You should be positive and just be yourself.Being confident will help you get faraway in life. For example Maya is very confident and she has done a lot of great things in her life. Being confident and being who she is not acting like someone else helped her achieve it. When Maya Angelou was younger, she loved to work in her grandmas store. She loved everything about it and working in the store is what very much made her such a demanding worker. Since she was used to working so hard in the store when she grew up most of the things were mostly a piece of cake for her because she was used to it.Also because of Mayas hard work, Maya has achieved a lot of great things in her life. Especially maintaining a baby at a young age by her self before she even graduated from amply school. Maya has reached a lot of goals and has accomplished a lot of her dreams because of all the hard work she has done. Maya Angelou is a very lucky woman. She has had an opportunity to become known and publish her poems into a book. Maya even had the opportunity to write a poem for Clinton who asked her to write one just for the occasion.Maya is an African- American woman that people can learn a lot from. Maya Angelou is a very phenomenal and skilful woman. All of these poems were influenced b y Mayas life. Maya has been through out a lot in her life. She is such an incredible poet and woman. Shes so elegant and intelligent. Her intelligence is also what helped her be everything she was and is today. Maya is the poet I chose because of the way she expresses herself in her poems also because of the way Maya makes her poetry sound so interesting and understandable. Throughout her life, she influenced her poems.