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1	The Collected Poetry of Nikki Giovanni: 1968-1998 more books like this by Nikki Giovanni add to wishlist For the first time gathered in one volume comes the complete poetry collection of work by Nikki Giovanni. see all copies from $2.21! new only from $3.25! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Rosa more books like this by Nikki Giovanni, Bryan Collier (Illustrator) add to wishlist This gorgeous, sophisticated picture book focuses on Civil Rights activist Rosa Parks's bold refusal to surrender her seat to a white man on a Montgomery, Alabama bus in 1955. A detailed portrait of Rosa's day on December 1, 1955, is presented, chronicling her long hours spent as a seamstress before leaving work early on account of her ill mother. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.15! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Hip Hop Speaks to Children: A Celebration of Poetry with a Beat more books like this by Nikki Giovanni (Editor), Kristen Balouch (Illustrator), Michele Noiset (Illustrator) add to wishlist Hip Hop Speaks to Children is a celebration of poetry with a beat. Like Poetry Speaks to Children, the classic book and CD that started it all, it's meant to be the beginning of a journey of discovery. see all copies from $9.99! new only from $14.75! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Racism 101 more books like this by Nikki Giovanni add to wishlist In this provocative set of essays, Nikki Giovanni addresses issues in African American Studies: she indicts higher education, provides guidance for black students at predominantly white campuses, and critiques Spike Lee. In addition, she debates affirmative action, meditates on the purposes of poetry, and explores the role of riots. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $18.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	Jewels: 50 Phenomenal Black Women Over 50 more books like this by Michael Cunningham, Connie Briscoe, Nikki Giovanni add to wishlist Photographer Michael Cunningham (co-author of Crowns) and author Connie Briscoe, a New York Times best-selling novelist, profile 50 women over the age of 50 who have been remarkably successful--whether in reaching the top of the corporate ladder or raising a son to be proud of a single mother--and reveal the ways that they have prevailed despite ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.00! \| first editions
6	My House more books like this by Nikki Giovanni add to wishlist This book marked a new dimension in tone and philosophy-personal and autobiographical rather than political; it is also lively, loving, witty, and occasionally tough-minded. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.75! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	Bicycles: Love Poems more books like this by Nikki Giovanni add to wishlist From the acclaimed author of "Acolytes" comes a remarkable companion work to her bestselling "Love Poems." Giovanni is as outspoken, prolific, and energetic as ever--"New York Times." see all copies from $3.10! new only from $10.06! \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Selected Poems of Nikki Giovanni more books like this by Nikki Giovanni, Virginia Fowler (Illustrator) add to wishlist One of America's hottest and most controversial poets since the 1960s, Nikki Giovanni has been a teacher, mother, activist, and the unflagging poet of more than 13 poetry collections. This volume of her impeccably chosen, truth-telling poems is a celebration of her remarkable career and the changes she has endured as an African-American woman, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.72! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	A Poetic Equation: Conversations Between Nikki Giovanni and Margaret Walker more books like this by Nikki Giovanni, Margaret Walker add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
10	Black Heroes more books like this by Jessie Carney Smith, Nikki Giovanni (Foreword by) add to wishlist Now available for the first time in paperback, "Black Heroes" is a "who's who" of 150 individuals who have made a lasting and profound impact on our culture, from W.E.B. Du Bois to Colin Powell, from Rosa Parks to Maya Angelou. 215 photos. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.56! \| SVS
11	Cotton Candy on a Rainy Day more books like this by Nikki Giovanni add to wishlist A pivotal work in Nikki Giovanni's career, Cotton Candy on a Rainy Day is one of the most poignant and intorspective of all Giovanni's collections.Moving from the emotionally fraught political arena to the intimate realm of the personal, the poems in this volume express a conflicted consciousness and the disillusionment shared by so many during ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Gemini: An Extended Autobiographical Statement My 1st 20 5 Years Being Black Poet more books like this by Nikki Giovanni add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea: Poems and Not Quite Poems more books like this by Nikki Giovanni add to wishlist A collection of 50 new poems, sketches, and meditations charts new territory, including popular culture and life in America, the poet's own battle with illness, relationships between mothers and their children, legendary historical figures, the South, the recent terrorist attacks, and Giovanni's own childhood. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	A Poetic Equation: Coversations Between Nikki Giovanni and Margaret Walker more books like this by Nikki Giovanni, Margaret Walker add to wishlist see all copies from $4.50! new only from $11.53! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Black Feeling Black Talk more books like this by Nikki Giovanni add to wishlist This is a book of poems by Nikki Giovanni. Nikki is undoubtedly an intellectual. But before that she is a Black woman whose uniqueness is merged with the universal Black experience in such a way that all you can say after reading her is 'Yeah.' see all copies from $1.99! first editions
16 view cover	Blues: For All the Changes: New Poems more books like this by Nikki Giovanni add to wishlist Intimate, edgy, and unapologetic, this collection of new poems by Nikki Giovanni is at once political and intensely personal, embodying the fearless passion and wit that have made her one of our most accessible poets. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Honey, Hush!: An Anthology of African American Women's Humor more books like this by Daryl C Dance (Editor), Nikki Giovanni (Foreword by) add to wishlist Hard-hitting, sometimes risque, always dramatic and eloquent, the vibrant humor of African-American women is celebrated in this bold, unique, and comprehensive collection, featuring contributions from the antebellum poets, early novelists, and contemporary personalities from Toni Morrison to Whoopi Goldberg. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.95! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Acolytes: Poems more books like this by Nikki Giovanni add to wishlist Startling and original, this new poetry collection covers such topics as RosaParks, Hurricane Katrina, and Emmett Till. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.83! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Ego-Tripping and Other Poems for Young People more books like this by Nikki Giovanni, George Ford (Illustrator) add to wishlist Ten new works appear in this collection of poetry celebrating the African-American experience first published in 1973. The 23 poems are accompanied by sepia-toned illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.23! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Love Poems more books like this by Nikki Giovanni add to wishlist In a career that has spanned more than a quarter century, Nikki Giovanni has earned the reputation as one of America's most celebrated and contoversial writers.Now, she presents a stunning collection of love poems that includes more than twenty new works. From the revolutionary "Seduction" to the tender new poem, "Just a Simple Declaration of Love ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.40! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	The Prosaic Soul of Nikki Giovanni more books like this by Nikki Giovanni add to wishlist Collected in one volume for the first time, the prose of Nikki Giovanni comes alive in this group of essays, articles, meditations, and recollections. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
22 view cover	On My Journey Now: Looking at African-American History Through the Spirituals more books like this by Nikki Giovanni add to wishlist With the passion of a poet and the knowledge of a historian, Giovanni tells the story of Africans in America through the glorious words of 46 spirituals, which celebrate a people who overcame enslavement and found a way to survive, to worship, and to build. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.25! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Shimmy Shimmy Shimmy Like My Sister Kate: Looking at the Harlem Renaissance Through Poems more books like this by Nikki Giovanni add to wishlist In the 1920s, African-American poets living in Harlem used words to make a revolution. Their groundbreaking poetry not only reshaped American literature but redefined what it meant to be African American. This book is both an anthology of some of the best writing of our time and a witty guide that shows readers the beauties and the truths of those ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.35! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	The Genie in the Jar more books like this by Nikki Giovanni, Chris Raschka (Illustrator) add to wishlist An abstract, lyrical poem about freedom. Illustrated with watercolor and oil paintings. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.14! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Spin a Soft Black Song: Poems for Children more books like this by Nikki Giovanni add to wishlist A collection of poetry that celebrates childhood, specifically as experienced by black children. Selections include "dance poem", "james shell's snowball stand", "shirley and her son", "chester's wisdom", "springtime", and "mattie lou at 12". Illustrated with b&w pencil drawings. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.05! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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