A review by olivmaethomas
I Shall Not Be Moved by Maya Angelou

4.0

I think that the way that Maya Angelou writes scratches a certain itch in my brain that typically goes undetected. These are the kind of poems that make you say “oh, well that’s exactly right” because they articulate the things that you know deep down, but have never taken the time to name. Or perhaps Maya Angelou is just smarter than us - perhaps we don’t name them because we aren’t self aware enough to know that the itches are even there rather than out of sheer laziness. Regardless, I’m grateful for Maya Angelou’s ability to effortlessly scratch these itches with her musical poetry. Read this book to think, wonder, and question.