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Remembering Nikki Giovanni

Nikki Giovanni (1943-2024) was an esteemed and award-winning poet. In addition to her works of poetry, she wrote several children's books, including Rosa, which received a Caldecott Honor Book Award.

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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,…
    Picture BookNew York : Versify, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2022] — J PICTURE GIOVANNI
  • 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…
    PaperbackNew York : HarperPerennial, 2007, c2003. — 811.54 GIOVANNI
  • 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.
    BookNew York : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2020] — 811.54 GIOVANNI
  • A Good Cry

    What We Learn From Tears and Laughter

    Giovanni, Nikki
    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…
    BookNew York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2017] — 811.54 GIOVANNI
  • 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,…
    BookNew York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2013] — 811.54 GIOVANNI
  • 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…
    PaperbackNew York : William Morrow, c2009. — 811.54 GIOVANNI
  • On My Journey Now

    Looking at African-American History Through the Spirituals

    Giovanni, Nikki
    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…
    PaperbackSomerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2009, c2007. — Y 782.253 GIOVANNI
  • The Grasshopper's Song

    An Aesop's Fable Revisited

    Giovanni, Nikki
    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.
    Picture BookCambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2008. — J PICTURE GIOVANNI
  • 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.
    BookNew York : Henry Holt, c2008. — J 973.7092 GIOVANNI
  • 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,…
    BookNew York : William Morrow, c2007. — 811.54 GIOVANNI
  • 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.
    BookNew York : Henry Holt, 2005. — J B PARKS