Giovanni, Nikki

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The selected poems of Nikki Giovanni

1996
A collection of poetry giving voice to the experience of Black people in America over the past twenty-five years. Arranged chronologically to reflect the changes the author has undergone in her life as a woman, lover, mother, teacher, and poet.

Love poems

1997
A collection of love poems by African-American poet Nikki Giovanni, including over twenty new works, and expressing some unexpected notions of love.

Grand mothers

poems, reminiscences, and short stories about the keepers of our traditions
1996
In this wide-ranging collection of women's thoughts on their grandmothers, authors such as Gwendolyn Brooks and Gloria Naylor, as well as ordinary women of various ethnic groups and backgrounds, celebrate the unique roles of grandmothers in nurturing us, preserving our culture, and preparing us for the future.

Ego-tripping

and other poems for young people
1993
Thirty-two poems that reflect aspects of the African American experience.

Spin a soft Black song

1987
A poetry collection which recounts the feelings of African-American children about their neighborhoods, American society, and themselves.

Grand fathers

reminiscences, poems, recipes and photos of the keepers of our traditions
1999
A collection of varied tributes to grandfathers, reflecting their special roles in families.

The 100 best African American poems

(but I cheated)
2010
Contains one hundred poems from classic and contemporary African American poets, as selected by an award-winning black poet and activist, including such writers as Robert Hayden, Mari Evans, Kevin Young, and Rita Dove.

Sacred cows-- and other edibles

1989
A collection of autobiographical essays and articles by the Black poet, Nikki Giovanni.

Black feeling, Black talk, Black judgement

1979
Presents a reissue of the 1968 collection of African-American poetry by Nikki Giovanni, including the selections "Nikki-Rosa, " and "Knoxville, Tennessee.".

Quilting the black-eyed pea

poems and not quite poems
2002
A collection of new poems by award winning poet Nikki Giovanni in which she explores the union between self and community.

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