A Good Cry - What We Learn From Tears And Laughter (Hardcover)

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.

General

Imprint:	HarperCollins Publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2017
Authors:	Nikki Giovanni
Dimensions:	185 x 143 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	128
ISBN-13:	978-0-06-239945-8
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Poetry texts & anthologies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Black studies Promotions
LSN:	0-06-239945-4
Barcode:	9780062399458

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