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Summary:

For the first time ever, the complete poetry collection spanning three decades from Nikki Giovanni, renowned poet and one of America's national treasures. When her poems first emerged during the Black Arts Movement, in the 1960s, Nikki Giovanni immediately took her place among the most celebrated, controversial and influential poets of the era. Now, more than thirty years later, Giovanni still stands as one of the most commanding, luminous voices to grace America's political and poetic landscape.

Table of Contents:

• Black feeling Black talk
• Black judgement
• Re: Creation
• My house
• The Women and the men
• Cotton candy on a rainy day
• Those who ride the night winds
• Occasional poems.

Author/Creator:

Giovanni, Nikki

Contributors:

Fowler, Virginia C., 1948-

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Poems [of Giovanni, N.] (Selections)

Alternate Titles:

Cover title: Nikki Giovanni

Subjects:

African American women — Poetry

African American women

United States

Genres:

Poetry

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Physical Description:

xliii, 452 pages ; 25 cm

Call Numbers:

PS3557.I55 A6 2003b

ISBNs:

0060541334 (acid-free paper)

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2004302269

OCLC Numbers:

53707472