Stumbled upon another quirky but fascinating book, y'all. "Life Doesn't Frighten Me" was written by Maya Angelou and the accompanying paintings were by Jean-Michel Basquiat.
["Maya Angelou's poetic celebration of the courage within each person is matched by the daring vision of artist Basquiat, whose childlike style reveals the fanciful imaginings of childhood. In this introduction to poetry and contemporary art, brief biographies of Angelou and Basquiat accompany the text and artwork."]
A lot of these fears are child fears, paired with almost child-like drawings, but the combination of the two transform the poems into adult fears, things that adults are still haunted by (or where haunted by has kids and forgot until now). Its a powerful show of emotions and the power of expression.
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