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• A Library

  Giovanni, Nikki,

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  In what other place can a child "sail their dreams" and "surf the rainbow" without ever leaving the room? This ode to libraries is a celebration for everyone who loves stories, from seasoned readers to those just learning to love words, and it will…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Collected Poetry of Nikki Giovanni, 1968-1998

  Giovanni, Nikki

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  This omnibus includes her first seven volumes of poetry from her early years, 1967 to 1983: Black Feeling Black Talk; Black Judgement; Re: Creation; My House; The Women and the Men; Cotton Candy on a Rainy Day; and Those Who Ride the Night Winds. A…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Make Me Rain

  Poems & Prose

  Giovanni, Nikki,

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  One of America's most celebrated poets challenges us with this powerful and deeply personal collection of verse that speaks to the injustices of society while illuminating the depths of her own heart.

• A Good Cry

  What We Learn From Tears and Laughter

  Giovanni, Nikki

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  As energetic and relevant as ever, Nikki now offers us an intimate, affecting, and illuminating look at her personal history and the mysteries of her own heart. In A Good Cry, she takes us into her confidence, describing the joy and peril of aging…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Chasing Utopia

  a Hybrid

  Giovanni, Nikki

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  With Chasing Utopia, Giovanni demands that the prosaic--flowers, food, birdsong, winter--be seen as poetic, and reaffirms once again why she is as energetic, "remarkable" (Gwendolyn Brooks), "wonderful" (Marian Wright Edelman),"outspoken, prolific,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bicycles

  Love Poems

  Giovanni, Nikki

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  With BICYCLES, she's collected poems that serve as a companion to her 1997 LOVE POEMS. An instant classic, that book--romantic, bold, and erotic--expressed notions of love in ways that were delightfully unexpected. In the years that followed,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• On My Journey Now

  Looking at African-American History Through the Spirituals

  Giovanni, Nikki

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  Ever since she was a little girl attending three different churches, poet Nikki Giovanni has loved the spirituals. In On My Journey Now , she paints compelling portraits of the lives of her ancestors through familiar songs such as "Go Down, Moses"…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Grasshopper's Song

  An Aesop's Fable Revisited

  Giovanni, Nikki

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  Angry that his singing is unappreciated by the Ants who relied on his music to make their summer work easier, Jimmy Grasshopper decides to sue them for lacking respect and not acknowledging his usefulness in their lives.

• Lincoln and Douglass

  An American Friendship

  Giovanni, Nikki

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  In an account of the friendship between Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass, readers get a glimpse into the shared bond between two great American leaders during a turbulent time in history.

• Acolytes

  Giovanni, Nikki

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  A collection of eighty all new poems, Acolytes is distinctly Nikki Giovanni, but different. Not softened, but more inspired by love, celebration, memories and even nostalgia. She aims her intimate and sparing words at family and friends, the deaths…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Rosa

  Giovanni, Nikki

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  Award-winning poet, writer, and activist Nikki Giovanni's evocative text combines with Bryan Collier's striking cut-paper images to retell the story of this historic event from a wholly unique and original perspective.

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