Poem-A-Day: The Heart of a Woman by Georgia Douglas Johnson

The Heart of a Woman by Georgia Douglas Johnson     The heart of a woman goes forth with the dawn,  As a lone bird, soft winging, so restlessly on,  Afar o'er life's turrets and vales does it roam  In the wake of those echoes the heart calls home.    The heart of a woman falls back with the night,  And enters some alien cage in its plight,  And tries to forget it has dreamed of the stars  While it breaks, breaks, breaks on the sheltering bars.          Today's poem is in the public domain.  About This Poem The first poem in her volume of the same name, "The Heart of a Woman," imagines a type of feminist liberation through metaphor. Maya Angelou's fourth autobiography, The Heart of a Woman, takes its title from this Johnson poem. The 133rd anniversary of Johnson's birth is Tuesday.   Work by Johnson The Heart of a Woman, and Other Poems (Nabu Press, 2010)   Poem-A-Day Launched during National Poetry Month in 2006, Poem-A-Day features new and previously unpublished poems by contemporary poets on  weekdays and classic poems on weekends. Browse the Poem-A-Day Archive.   September 8, 2013 Georgia Douglas Johnson was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on September 10, 1880. A prolific member of the Harlem Renaissance, Johnson wrote poetry that explored romantic and sentimental traditions and ideas. Johnson died in 1966. Related Poems I Sit and Sew by Alice Dunbar-Nelson Still I Rise  by Maya Angelou Her Kind by Anne Sexton   Thanks for being a part of the Academy of American Poets community. To learn about other programs, including National Poetry Month, Poem in Your Pocket Day, the annual Poets Forum, and more, visit Poets.org.

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