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The collected poetry of Nikki Giovanni, 1968-1998
By Giovanni, Nikki
- ISBN
- 978-0-06054-133-0
- Publisher
- New York : William Morrow, c2003.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on March 1, 2004
This collection expands on a "selected works" released in 1997 by one of America's best-selling poets. Giovanni stared to self-publish poetry in 1968, beginning with Black Feeling Black Talk and an anthology of poetry by black women. She promoted her books with book parties, readings, and arts festivals to an enthusiastic audience and was soon affiliated with Dudley Randall's Broadside Press and then Morrow. While enrolled in Columbia University's M.F.A. program, she moved to the center of the Black Arts Movement, using the media, particularly black journals like Ebony and Negro D...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
