inner beauty is your true beau

Maya Angelou herself is a truly phenomenal woman. Throughout her poem she celebrates all the curves and imperfections of her body and emphasizes the presence she brings by exuding her confidence. Immediately she begins her poem by separating her self from the category of ‘pretty’ and makes the point that she is “not built to suit a fashion model’s size.” (Angelous 1) She continues throughout the poem to describe each part of her body as a work of art that was graciously giving to her. She appreciates everything about herself. Throughout the poem she will take a couple of lines to describe her appearance and than follow that with the appealing reaction that the men have to her.

This is evidence that beauty within can and will reveal your beauty. Similarly in “In an Artist’s Studio” the artist recognizes his model as a work of art. As the poem begins she timidly hides herself behind a screen. The ironic thing about hiding behind a screen is that it is not an opaque object, you can clearly see through to the other side. But when she sees her reflection in the mirror this “gave back all her loveliness.” (Rossetti 4) She reveals herself to the artist and immediately the artist recognizes all her beauty. Although his model appears naked before him, he describes her as “a queen in opal or in a ruby dress.” (Rossetti 5) The artist consumes his days and night’s depicting the beauty of this women, she even invades his dreams. Unlike Angelous’ many men this one on one relationship between the artist and his model is intimate and personal.

As Maya Angelous describes a detailed map of her body, the only specific body part that is described of the model is her eyes. Angelous can look in the mirror and observe a walking piece of art. However, the artist takes another approach. He dives straight in to the eyes of his model and swims around observing all the hidden treasures that one person can hold. This is what makes her beautiful as opposed to observing the phenomenal woman’s exterior appearance. As the artist translates his visions on to his canvas she turns into a woman that “fills his dreams.” (Rossetti 14)

The word beautiful is defined as having qualities that delight the senses, exciting intellectual or emotionally admiration. It seems that society has replaced that with a new definition that doesn’t allow everyone’s beauty to qualify. Well, in both “Phenomenal Woman” and “In an Artist’s Studio” each poem describes the unique

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