Throughout Maya’s childhood, she moved back and forth, between her mother’s house and her grandmother’s house. In 1936, during a visit to her mother’s house, her mother’s boyfriend raped Maya. She was only 8 years old. She was forced to testify against him in court, but a few days before the trial, the defendant was found beaten to death, allegedly by Maya’s uncles. Maya took the whole experience very hard, and became mute for five years. She moved back to Stamps Arkansas, which is where she discovered poetry. Poetry is what helped her get over her tragedy. (Biography.com)

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