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Analytical study of The Poetic Discourse of Maya Angelou and its impact on Urdu poetry

Abstract

This research article offers a critical and analytical study of Maya Angelou’s poetry by situating it within a global literary, ethical, and cultural framework. The study argues that Angelou’s poetic voice cannot be confined solely to African American or feminist literary traditions; rather, her work articulates a universal human experience shaped by historical oppression, resilience, and moral consciousness. Through her poetry, Angelou transforms personal and collective suffering into a language of dignity, resistance, and self-affirmation.

The article examines key thematic concerns in Angelou’s poetry, including racial injustice, identity formation, female selfhood, freedom, and spiritual survival. By engaging in close textual analysis of selected poems such as Still I Rise, Caged Bird, and Phenomenal Woman, the study highlights how Angelou employs simplicity of diction, rhythmic repetition, and oral performance traditions to construct a powerful and accessible poetic discourse. These stylistic strategies are analyzed not as aesthetic limitations but as deliberate artistic choices that enhance emotional resonance and ethical appeal.

Furthermore, the research places Angelou’s poetry within broader critical perspectives such as feminist poetics, resistance literature, and moral criticism. It emphasizes her ability to reframe resistance not as an act of aggression but as an assertion of dignity, hope, and self-respect. Angelou’s poetry thus emerges as an ethical intervention that challenges silence, marginalization, and historical erasure while reaffirming the human capacity for endurance and transcendence.

In conclusion, this study asserts that Maya Angelou’s poetry holds a significant position in world literature as a sustained moral and humanistic voice. Her poetic legacy continues to inspire cross-cultural dialogue and invites further research into the global dimensions of resistance, identity, and ethical expression in contemporary poetry.