An Analysis of the Maya Angelou Poem, "To a Man"

'To a man' is written by Maya Angelou, whose first novel was an autobiography of her varied life, (activist, singer, waitress, dancer etc.)called 'I know why the caged bird sings'. She has written two collections of prose, 'Wouldn't take nothing for my journey now' and 'Even the stars look lonesome'. Angelou has written several famous poems, including 'Still I rise' and 'On the pulse of the morning' for the inaugeration of President Clinton. Maya Angelou now has a lifetime appointment as Professor of American Studies at Wake Forest University of North Carolina.
The poem is about the man that Maya Angelou loves, and she uses a variety of metaphors and images to describe him to the reader.
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