加载中…玛雅.安吉罗 Maya Angelou（Phenomenal Woman）
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玛雅·安吉罗(Maya
Angelou)
玛雅·安吉罗(Maya
Angelou),1928年4月4日出生于美国密苏里州圣·路易斯市。美国黑人作家、诗人、剧作家、编辑、演员、导演和教师。在贫民窟的匮乏生活中长大的安吉罗曾当过厨师、电车售票员、女招待和舞蹈演员。随后的几十年她成为一位成功的歌手、演员、剧作家和导演，广泛涉足于戏剧、电影、音乐等领域，同时还是一位活跃的人权作家，一位非凡的女性。安吉罗是当代美国黑人女诗人中的杰出代表，她的诗歌创作从20世纪70年代延续到现在，迄今为止她已经出版了十几部诗集，并获得了多项大奖。她的诗歌代表着鲜明的民族主义立场、“黑色权力”（为黑人种族争取自由和平等）以及黑人妇女的觉醒。她是好莱坞第一位非裔女编剧，在卡特和福特两人政府内任职。
然而，她的成功并不简单。她三岁父母离异，七岁半被母亲的男友强暴，16岁做脱衣舞女，17岁成为单身母亲。这些都还不是最艰难的部分，难处在于她是一个贫民窟的黑人小女孩，而且成长在黑人受尽岐视和屈辱的年代。但她最终成为一个著作等身的诗人、作家、导演、教授。不但获奖无数，而且是推动民权的代表人物之一。但所谓励志的部分在于：无论世俗怎么束缚、怎么阻碍，都永远努力让自己更丰富、更幸福，笑得阳光灿烂。
在她的诗歌里，总能找到她的励志和作为女人的魅力之处。
Phenomenal Woman
Poem by Maya Angelou
Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.
I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size
But when I start to tell them,
They think I'm telling lies.
I say,
It's in the reach of my arms
The span of my hips,
The stride of my step,
The curl of my lips.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.
I walk into a room
Just as cool as you please,
And to a man,
The fellows stand or
Fall down on their knees.
Then they swarm around me,
A hive of honey bees.
I say,
It's the fire in my eyes,
And the flash of my teeth,
The swing in my waist,
And the joy in my feet.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.
Men themselves have wondered
What they see in me.
They try so much
But they can't touch
My inner mystery.
When I try to show them
They say they still can't see.
I say,
It's in the arch of my back,
The sun of my smile,
The ride of my breasts,
The grace of my style.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.
Now you understand
Just why my head's not bowed.
I don't shout or jump about
Or have to talk real loud.
When you see me passing
It ought to make you proud.
I say,
It's in the click of my heels,
The bend of my hair,
the palm of my hand,
The need of my care,
'Cause I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.
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