Shadows on the wall
Noises down the hall
Life doesn't frighten me at all...

Maya Angelou's brave, defiant poem celebrates the courage within each of us, young and old. From the scary thought of panthers in the park to the unsettling scene of a new classroom, fearsome images are summoned and dispelled by the power of faith in ourselves.

Angelou's strong words are matched by the daring vision of artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, whose childlike style reveals the powerful emotions and fanciful imaginings of childhood. Together, Angelou's words and Basquiat's paintings create a place where every child, indeed every person, may experience his or her own fearlessness.

In this brilliant introduction to poetry and contemporary art, brief biographies of Angelou and Basquiat accompany the text and artwork, focusing on the strengths they took from their lives and brought to their work. 

This is the 25th Anniversary Edition, re-released by Abrams Books.

Poem by Maya Angelou; Paintings by Jean-Michel Basquiat; Edited by Sara Jane Boyers

• Hardcover

• 40 pages

• Publisher: Abrams Books