The Women and the Men (Paperback)

by Nikki Giovanni (Author)

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"Nikki Giovanni's magic still refreshes and reminds your heart to feel again what it has always meant to be Black, to be a woman, to be vulnerable, to be empowered, to be human." -- Marian Wright Edelman

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From Harlem rooftops to the drumbeats of the Congo, the poems in The Women and the Men display in full measure the gifts that have made Nikki Giovanni one of the most important, appealing, and broad-reaching American poets:her warmth, her conciseness, her passion, and her wit. First appearing between 1970 and 1975, the poems in this gemlike volume reflect the drastic change that took place--in both the consciousness of the nation and in the sould of the poet. From "Ego Tripping" to "Poem for Flora" and "Africa," The Women and the Men is replete with the greatest hits of Nikki Giovanni's incredible oeuvre. With reverence to the ordinary and in search of the extraordinary, Nikki Giovanni, above all, displays here her caring for the people, things, and places she has observed and touched and captured.

As a witness to three generations, Nikki Giovanni has perceptively and poetically recorded her observations of both the outside world and the gentle yet enigmatic territory of the self. When her poems first emerged from the Black Rights Movement in the late 1960's, she immediately became a celebrated and controversial poet of the era. Written in one of the most commanding voices to grace America's political and poetic lanscape at the end of the twentieth century, Nikki Giovanni's poems embody the fearless passion and spirited wit for which she is beloved and revered.
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Product Details

• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Harper Perennial (January 1, 1979)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0688079474
• ISBN-13: 978-0688079475
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,120,205 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Simply speaking she is a genius, March 28, 2003

By	Jennifer (Kansas) - See all my reviews

Nikki Giovanni is pure and simple down to the point a genius. Her writing is so expressive and so alive, she gets to the point and knows how to keep you wrapped up in her writing for hours at a time. I have loved her writing ever since I read my first poem she wrote which was Poetry is a Tressel. As I said she is a great author and I hope you all will read her amazing works of art.