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This poem titles a collection whose poem “Junkie Monkey Reel” describes how “Shoulders sag / The pull of weighted needling.” This poem's speaker laughs “like I've got gold mines / Diggin’ in my own backyard.” This poem's (15[1])speaker describes “a past (-5[1])that’s rooted in pain” before noting, “I'm a black ocean, leaping and wide.” Questions in this poem ask the reader, (*) “Does my haughtiness offend you?” (10[1])and “Does my sassiness upset (-5[1])you?” A collection titled for this poem preceded by the word “And” includes its author's poem “Phenomenal Woman.” This poem repeats part of the title phrase three times after stating, “I am the dream and the hope of the slave.” This poem opens “You may write me down in history / With (10[2])your bitter, twisted lies.” For 10 points, name this poem about defiance by Maya Angelou. ■END■

ANSWER: Still I Rise” [or And Still I Rise]
<Noah Sheidlower, American Literature>
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Aseem KeyalbruhYou like geography? Name every Forrest.3615
Erik ChristensenKhalil v Carbolic Shisha Ball CoWhy the Kremlin Hates Bananas40-5
Stephen LiuWe joppingIll-Advised Buzz6510
Dan NiTOADStatler and Waldorfesque Former Penn Bowl Editors70-5
Tomás Aguilar-FragaStatler and Waldorfesque Former Penn Bowl EditorsTOAD12210
Ashwath SeetharamanWhy the Kremlin Hates BananasKhalil v Carbolic Shisha Ball Co12210

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