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Nikki Giovanni
The 100 Best African American Poems [With CD (Audio)]
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Award-winning poet and writer Giovanni takes on the difficult task of selecting the 100 best African-American works from classic and contemporary poets. Celebrate Black poets--a collection of classic and contemporary Black authors selected by New York Times bestselling author Nikki GiovanniAward-winning poet and writer Nikki Giovanni takes on the impossible task of selecting the 100 best African American works from classic and contemporary poets.A 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. Lift up Black voices with these magnetic poems, 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.Included are works by: Gwendolyn BrooksKwame AlexanderTupac ShakurLangston HughesMari EvansKevin YoungAsha BandeleAmiri BarakaRuby DeeNovella NelsonNikki GiovanniElizabeth AlexanderMarilyn NelsonSonia SanchezAnd many, many, moreThe perfect poetry book for anyone looking to expand their collection of books by Black authors and celebrate the poets who have changed the world of classic and contemporary poetry forever.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 GiovanniNikki Giovanni is an award-winning poet, writer, and activist. She is the author of more than two dozen books for adults and chi
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Award-winning poet and writer Giovanni takes on the difficult task of selecting the 100 best African-American works from classic and contemporary poets. Celebrate Black poets--a collection of classic and contemporary Black authors selected by New York Times bestselling author Nikki GiovanniAward-winning poet and writer Nikki Giovanni takes on the impossible task of selecting the 100 best African American works from classic and contemporary poets.A 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. Lift up Black voices with these magnetic poems, 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.Included are works by: Gwendolyn BrooksKwame AlexanderTupac ShakurLangston HughesMari EvansKevin YoungAsha BandeleAmiri BarakaRuby DeeNovella NelsonNikki GiovanniElizabeth AlexanderMarilyn NelsonSonia SanchezAnd many, many, moreThe perfect poetry book for anyone looking to expand their collection of books by Black authors and celebrate the poets who have changed the world of classic and contemporary poetry forever.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 GiovanniNikki Giovanni is an award-winning poet, writer, and activist. She is the author of more than two dozen books for adults and chi
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- Format
- Broșată
- Limbă
- Engleză
- Gen
- Poezie
- ISBN
- 9781402221118
- Autori
- Nikki Giovanni
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