Isbn: 9780063447523 - the new book: a powerful collection from nikki giovanni, america's celebrated poet and indispensable radical orator (18 Ergebnisse)

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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. With dust jacket. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

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Hardcover. Zustand: New. The item is brand new, never used or read. It's in perfect condition and may include supplements and/or access codes or come shrink-wrapped.

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. Nikki Giovanni?s extraordinary final collection?a landmark of American literature which speaks to the fury and upheaval of our time, as well as the triumphs and delights of her remarkable creative life.For decades, Nikki Giovanni?s poetry has been at the forefront of American culture. The New Book is a towering work of protest against the divisions of our time, leavened with moments of joy and reflection about her indelible legacy, her family history, and the small pleasures of her richly lived life.In The New Book, Nikki Giovanni slashes at the ridiculousness of our cultural and political climate: ?We have no secrets/since the world shrunk/and the icebergs melted/and all the year books/are digitized./? and we press Like/or No Like/as if it mattered.?She remembers 2020 and its cataclysmic reckoning with police brutality and white supremacy: ?I do understand that republicans/Are cowards and so are those nazis/Cheering/And those kkk we now call police killing/Not to mention father and sons chasing unarmed Black men/and running their cars into crowds/Pretending they are brave or something/They are not only cowards/And nazis but evil fools/And who go to bed white/Wake up American/And hate themselves for having/To share this earth/They will not overcome/And we will not love them.?But also in the same poem: ?But what does 2020 mean to me/A chance to learn to open oysters/Talk to my friends/Catch up on my reading/Tell myself I am going to dust the house/Lie about it/.Enjoy my own company not to mention football/And remember there will be tomorrow/Because there will be/And evil will go and good will come/I am Black/We have seen much worse.?With this collection, which includes brief letters and short prose from her life as well as poetry, Giovanni reaffirms her place as a giant of literature, a canny truth-teller, an indispensable radical orator, and one of America?s preeminent cultural critics. It is a book to be savored, and shared."If there was a need for poetry that galvanized and inspired, there was also a demand for poetry that comforted and unified ? and Ms. Giovanni provided on both counts." ? The Washington Post.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Minimal wear to cover. Pages clean and binding tight. shelf wear. bumped edges. Hardcover.

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Zustand: New. In English.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 131 pages. 8.00x5.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 131 pages. 8.00x5.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 131 pages. 8.00x5.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Nikki Giovanni's extraordinary final collectiona landmark of American literature which speaks to the fury and upheaval of our time, as well as the triumphs and delights of her remarkable creative life.For decades, Nikki Giovanni's poetry has been at the forefront of American culture. The New Book is a towering work of protest against the divisions of our time, leavened with moments of joy and reflection about her indelible legacy, her family history, and the small pleasures of her richly lived life.InThe New Book,Nikki Giovanni slashes at the ridiculousness of our cultural and political climate: "We have no secrets/since the world shrunk/and the icebergs melted/and all the year books/are digitized./ and we press Like/or No Like/as if it mattered."She remembers 2020 and its cataclysmic reckoning with police brutality and white supremacy: "I do understand that republicans/Are cowards and so are those nazis/Cheering/And those kkk we now call police killing/Not to mention father and sons chasing unarmed Black men/and running their cars into crowds/Pretending they are brave or something/They are not only cowards/And nazis but evil fools/And who go to bed white/Wake up American/And hate themselves for having/To share this earth/They will not overcome/And we will not love them."But also in the same poem: "But what does 2020 mean to me/A chance to learn to open oysters/Talk to my friends/Catch up on my reading/Tell myself I am going to dust the house/Lie about it/.Enjoy my own company not to mention football/And remember there will be tomorrow/Because there will be/And evil will go and good will come/I am Black/We have seen much worse."With this collection, which includes brief letters and short prose from her life as well as poetry, Giovanni reaffirms her place as a giant of literature, a canny truth-teller, an indispensable radical orator, and one of America's preeminent cultural critics. It is a book to be savored, and shared.'If there was a need for poetry that galvanized and inspired, there was also a demand for poetry that comforted and unified and Ms. Giovanni provided on both counts.' The Washington Post.…

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