Angelou on Burns

Angelou on Burns — Plot

This award-winning documentary tells the story of the American poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou’s journey to Ayrshire to visit the birthplace of fellow poet Robert Burns​. As a child, Angelou read Burns’ work and discovered similarities between her own life and his, which she explores throughout this documentary, filmed at the time of the bicentenary of Burns’ death.

• Release date
• January 1, 1996
• Runtime
• 48 min
• Genres
• Documentary
• Director
• Elly M. Taylor

Angelou on Burns — Cast

Maya Angelou