{"product_id":"the-selected-poems-of-nikki-giovanni-hardcover","title":"The Selected Poems of Nikki Giovanni - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNikki Giovanni\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Nikki Giovanni's poems first emerged from the Black Rights Movement in the late 1960s, she immediately took a place among the most celebrated and controversial poets of the era. Finally, here is the first compilation of Nikki Giovanni's poetry. It is the testimony of a life's work from one of the commanding voices to grace America's political and poetic landscape at the end of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the revolutionary \"The Great Pax Whitie\" and \"Poem for Aretha\" to the sublime \"Ego Tripping\" and the tender \"My House,\" these 150 mind-speaking, truth-telling poems are at once powerful yet sensual, angry yet affirming. Arranged chronologically, they reflect the changes Giovanni has endured as a Black woman, lover, mother, teacher, and poet. Here is the evocation of a nation's past and present -- intensely personal and fiercely political -- from one of our most compassionate, outspoken observers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Nikki Giovanni's poems first emerged from the Black Rights Movement in the late 1960s, she immediately took a place among the most celebrated and controversial poets of the era. Finally, here is the first compilation of Nikki Giovanni's poetry. It is the testimony of a life's work from one of the most commanding voices to grace America's political and poetic landscape at the end of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.11 x 9.8 x 5.68 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 11, 1996\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756941213984,"sku":"9780688140472","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5469f42b79df209f3c731d241f3f4105.webp?v=1780089816","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-selected-poems-of-nikki-giovanni-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}