An important new selection covering the career of one of the world's leading poets, an international treasure, from 1968 to the present. The poetry of Nikki Giovanni has captivated and inspired readers for over sixty years. When she first emerged from the Black Arts Movement in the late 1960s, she immediately became one of the most renowned and controversial poets of the era. Now considered a living legend, this is the first new selection since it was last released in the late 1990s, offering readers the opportunity to experience and celebrate the stunning work of her life. Giovanni's poetry has always been a powerful expression of her ideas about love, race, politics, and gender, but part of that power is also the sensitive and personal way in which she brings to light her heart and soul, as well as those of her readers. Her poetry speaks from and to the black experience, with black love, black struggle, and black joy at its center. Structured chronologically and covering her entire career, this selection charts not only the development of a great poet but also sixty years of American life, encompassing motherhood and revolution, political dreams and grand loves, men, women, children, and community, and shows Giovanni at her essential, profoundly best form.
