Still I Rise” by Maya Angelou
“Still I Rise” was written by the iconic Maya Angelou in 1978. It champions womanhood, sexuality, and rising above oppression, as we can see in this excerpt:
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.
