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Giovanni Nikki
Giovanni Nikki - A Good Cry What We Learn From Tears And Laughter - Hardcover
Giovanni Nikki - A Good Cry What We Learn From Tears And Laughter - Hardcover
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Description: The poetry of Nikki Giovanni has spurred movements turned hearts and informed generations. She's been hailed as a firebrand a radical a courageous activist who has spoken out on the sensitive issues that touch our national consciousness including race and gender social justice protest violence in the home and in the streets and why black lives matter. One of America's most celebrated poets looks inward in this powerful collection a rumination on her life and the people who have shaped her. 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 and recalling the violence that permeated her parents marriage and her early life. She pays homage to the people who have given her life meaning and joy: her grandparents who took her in and saved her life; the poets and thinkers who have influenced her; and the students who have surrounded her. Nikki also celebrates her good friend Maya Angelou and the many years of friendship poetry and kitchen - table laughter they shared before Angelou's death in 2014.
Title: A Good Cry What We Learn From Tears And Laughter
Author(s): Giovanni Nikki
Publisher: Harpercollins
Barcode: 9780062399458
Pages: 128 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 10/24/2017
Description: The poetry of Nikki Giovanni has spurred movements turned hearts and informed generations. She's been hailed as a firebrand a radical a courageous activist who has spoken out on the sensitive issues that touch our national consciousness including race and gender social justice protest violence in the home and in the streets and why black lives matter. One of America's most celebrated poets looks inward in this powerful collection a rumination on her life and the people who have shaped her. 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 and recalling the violence that permeated her parents marriage and her early life. She pays homage to the people who have given her life meaning and joy: her grandparents who took her in and saved her life; the poets and thinkers who have influenced her; and the students who have surrounded her. Nikki also celebrates her good friend Maya Angelou and the many years of friendship poetry and kitchen - table laughter they shared before Angelou's death in 2014.
Title: A Good Cry What We Learn From Tears And Laughter
Author(s): Giovanni Nikki
Publisher: Harpercollins
Barcode: 9780062399458
Pages: 128 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 10/24/2017