I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
"I Shall Not Be Moved" is Maya Angelou's fifth volume of poetry. She studied and began writing poetry at a young age. After her rape at the age of seven, as recounted in her first autobiography "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" (1969), she dealt with her trauma by memorizing and reciting great works of literature, including poetry, which helped bring her out of her self-imposed muteness.