I Shall Not Be Moved Poems

by ANGELOU, MAYA

• ISBN13: 9780679457084
• ISBN10: 0679457089
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-05-13
• Publisher: Random House

Summary

The best selling author presents a new collection of poems. This new volume of poetry captures the pain and triumph of being black and speaks out about history, heartbreak and love.

Author Biography

Maya Angelou is an accomplished poet, an award-winning writer, a journalist, an activist, a performer, a dancer, an actress, a director, and a teacher. She is also a three-time Grammy Award winner for her autobiographical spoken-word recordings. Born in St. Louis, she was raised in Stamps, Arkansas, and then went to San Francisco. She lives in Harlem, NY, and Winston-Salem, NC. In addition to her bestselling autobiographies, beginning with I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, she is the author of Letter to My Daughter; several poetry collections, including I Shall Not Be Moved and Shaker, Why Don't You Sing?; and a number of books for young readers, including Kofi and His Magic; My Painted House, My Friendly Chicken, and Me; and the Maya's World series.



From the Trade Paperback edition.

Table of Contents

WORKER'S SONG	3	(1)
HUMAN FAMILY	4	(2)
MAN BIGOT	6	(1)
OLD FOLKS LAUGH	7	(1)
IS LOVE	8	(1)
FORGIVE	9	(1)
INSIGNIFICANT	10	(1)
LOVE LETTER	11	(1)
EQUALITY	12	(2)
COLERIDGE JACKSON	14	(3)
WHY ARE THEY HAPPY PEOPLE?	17	(1)
SON TO MOTHER	18	(1)
KNOWN TO EVE AND ME	19	(2)
THESE YET TO BE UNITED STATES	21	(1)
ME AND MY WORK	22	(1)
CHANGING	23	(1)
BORN THAT WAY	24	(2)
TELEVISED	26	(1)
NOTHING MUCH	27	(1)
GLORY FALLS	28	(1)
LONDON	29	(1)
SAVIOR	30	(1)
MANY AND MORE	31	(1)
THE NEW HOUSE	32	(1)
OUR GRANDMOTHERS	33	(5)
PREACHER, DON'T SEND ME	38	(2)
FIGHTIN' WAS NATURAL	40	(1)
LOSS OF LOVE	41	(1)
SEVEN WOMEN'S BLESSED ASSURANCE	42	(2)
IN MY MISSOURI	44	(2)
THEY ASK WHY	46	(1)
AILEY, BALDWIN, FLOYD, KILLENS, AND MAYFIELD	47