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Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872–1906) was an American poet. Born to freed slaves, he became one of the most prominent African-American poets of his time in the 1890s. [1] Dunbar, who was twenty-seven when he wrote "Sympathy", [2]: xxi had already published several poetry collections which had sold well. [1]
Paul Laurence Dunbar (June 27, 1872 – February 9, 1906) was an American poet, novelist, and short story writer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born in Dayton, Ohio , to parents who had been enslaved in Kentucky before the American Civil War , Dunbar began writing stories and verse when he was a child.
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is a 1969 autobiography describing the young and early years of American writer and poet Maya Angelou. The first in a seven-volume series , it is a coming-of-age story that illustrates how strength of character and a love of literature can help overcome racism and trauma .
Angelou uses the metaphor of a bird struggling to escape its cage described in the Paul Laurence Dunbar poem "Sympathy" throughout all of her autobiographies; she uses the metaphor in the titles of both I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and her sixth autobiography A Song Flung Up to Heaven. [19]
‘That book gave a voice to my silences, my secrets,’ she says
In 1993, Angelou recited her poem "On the Pulse of Morning" (1993) at the first inauguration of Bill Clinton, making her the first poet to make an inaugural recitation since Robert Frost at the inauguration of John F. Kennedy in 1961. With the publication of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Angelou publicly discussed aspects of her personal ...
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Paul Laurence Dunbar enters high school volleyball’s postseason as the No. 3 team in the state, according to the latest coaches’ poll, which also makes it the top-rated team among public schools.