"Hear voices contemporary and classic as selected by ""New York
Times ""bestselling author Nikki Giovanni"
Award-winning poet and writer Nikki Giovanni takes on the
impossible task of selecting the 100 best African American works
from classic and contemporary poets. Out of necessity, Giovanni
admits she cheats a little, selecting a larger, less round
number.
The result is this startlingly vibrant collection that spans
from historic to modern, from structured to freeform, and reflects
the rich roots and visionary future of African American verse.
These magnetic poems are an exciting mix of most-loved classics and
daring new writing. From Gwendolyn Brooks and Langston Hughes to
Tupac Shakur, Natasha Trethewey, and many others, the voice of a
culture comes through in this collection, one that is as talented,
diverse, and varied as its people.
African American poems are like all other poems: beautiful,
loving, provocative, thoughtful, and all those other adjectives I
can think of. "Poems know no boundaries." They, like all Earth
citizens, were born in some country, grew up on some culture, then
in their blooming became citizens of the Universe. "Poems fly from
heart to heart," head to head, to whisper a dream, to share a
condolence, to congratulate, and to vow forever. The poems are
true. They are translated and they are celebrated. They are sung,
they are recited, they are "delightful." They are neglected. They
are forgotten. They are put away. Even in their fallow periods they
sprout images. And fight to be revived. And spring back to life
with a bit of sunshine and caring.
-Nikki Giovanni
"Read" Gwendolyn Brooks Kwame Alexander Tupac Shakur Langston
Hughes Mari Evans Kevin Young Asha Bandele Amiri Baraka
"Hear" Ruby Dee Novella Nelson Nikki Giovanni Elizabeth
Alexander Marilyn Nelson Sonia Sanchez
"And many, many, more"
Nikki Giovanni is an award-winning poet, writer, and activist.
She is the author of more than two dozen books for adults and
children, including "Bicycles," "Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea,"
"Racism 101," "Blues: For All the Changes," and "Love Poems." Her
children's book-plus-audio compilation "Hip Hop Speaks to Children
"was awarded the NAACP Image Award. Her children's book "Rosa," a
picture-book retelling of the Rosa Parks story, was a Caldecott
Honor Book and winner of the Coretta Scott King Award. Both books
were "New York Times "bestsellers. Nikki is a Grammy nominee for
her spoken-word album "The Nikki Giovanni Poetry Collection "and
has been nominated for the National Book Award. She has been voted
Woman of the Year by "Essence," "Mademoiselle," and "Ladies' Home
Journal." She is a University Distinguished Professor at Virginia
Tech, where she teaches writing and literature.
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