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📖 In this episode of the Learn English Podcast, we celebrate Banned Book Week by exploring the life and work of one of America’s most famous poets and writers, Maya Angelou. She was a powerful voice in literature, performance, and the civil rights movement. Her most famous book, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, tells the story of her challenging childhood and how she found her voice through writing and poetry.
We highlight Maya Angelou’s inspiring journey, from growing up in the South to becoming San Francisco’s first African American female streetcar conductor, and later, an international performer and activist. Learn how she overcame obstacles, built her career as a dancer, actress, and writer, and used her words to fight for justice and equality.
In this episode, we also read her famous poem, “Caged Bird”, which uses the ...
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