The Collected Poetry of Nikki Giovanni 1968-1998

From one of America''s most cherished and celebrated poets, a landmark collection of Nikki Giovanni''s early work! "Nikki Giovanni is one of our national treasures."--Gloria Naylor When Nikki Giovanni''s poems first emerged during the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s, she immediately took a place among the most celebrated and controversial artists of our time. More than 50 years later, Giovanni still stands as one of the most commanding, luminous voices to grace America''s political and poetic landscape. This timeless classic brings readers Nikki Giovanni''s poems from 1967 to 1983, from her books 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 . Stirring, provocative, and resonant, these poems heralded the arrival of an indelible literary voice that resounds to this day.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Poet, activist, mother and professor Nikki Giovanni was born in 1943, in Knoxville, Tennessee. Over the span of thirty years, Nikki has received nineteen honorary degrees from colleges and universities.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Nikki Giovanni, Giovanni Nikki
• Verlag: William Morrow
• Inhalt: Buch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 23.01.2007
• Thema: Belletristik > Lyrik, Dramatik
• EAN: 9780060724290
• ISBN: 978-0-06-072429-0
• Anzahl Seiten: 512
• Abmessung (Verpackung): 15 x 22.7 x 2.3 cm
• Themen: Biography: general, Memoirs, Narrative theme: Politics, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Musicians, singers, bands and groups, Composers and songwriters, Biography: arts and entertainment, Poetry anthologies (various poets), BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Music, POETRY: POETS: C TO I, POETRY: American / African American & Black, POETRY: Women Authors, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Rich & Famous, AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES: POETRY, POETRY: Subjects & Themes / Family, HARPER PERENNIAL CLASSICS: POETRY, LGBTQ+ Studies / topics, Relating to people of the African diasporas / heritage, African American Studies / Poetry, Poetry / Poets: C to I, Harper Perennial Classics / Poetry