Download or read book Shaker, why Don't You Sing? written by Maya Angelou and published by Random House (NY). This book was released on 1983 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lyrical and cadent, dramatic and sometimes playful, these poems speak of love, longing, parting; of freedom and shattered dreams; of Saturday-night partying and the smells and sounds of Southern cities.