Woman Me (Masterplots II: Poetry, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Maya Angelou
- First Published: 1975
- Type of Work: Lyric
- Genres: Poetry, Lyric poetry
- Subjects: History, Power, personal or social, Gender roles, Revolutions, Emotions, Women, Peace, Joy or sorrow, Laughter
The Poem
“Woman Me” is a short poem consisting of three stanzas and twenty-two lines; it is written in free verse. The title is significant in that there is an absence of punctuation between the noun and the pronoun. That the words “woman” and “me” are not separated by a comma indicates that the poet wishes to underscore the fact that her gender is inseparable from her identity as woman. In addition, the poet identifies herself with the female gender as a whole; she is everywoman.
In the first verse, the unidentified speaker of the poem addresses one woman,...
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