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The Essential Poems of Nikki Giovanni: The Definitive Collection
Hardcover
Publisher Price: $30.00
ISBN13: 9780063578593
Publisher: William Morrow & Company
Published: Jan 26 2027
Pages: 240
Language: English
For the first time in print! A definitive compilation of Nikki Giovanni's best and most beloved poems from her extraordinary 60-year career.
Nikki Giovanni's poems are some of the most quoted, most memorable, and most talked about gems in American literature, with a huge pop culture following that continues even after her death in 2024. But there has never been a single best of volume of her work--until now.
The Essential Poems compiles Nikki's most beloved and thought-provoking work, drawn from her extraordinary 60+ year career. Included here are classics like Nikki-Rosa, Ego Trippin', Housecleaning, Cotton Candy for a Rainy Day, Bicycles, and The Sterling Silver Mirror. Edited by Dr. Virginia Fowler, Nikki's widow, it also includes an Introduction and an Afterword by literary superstars Kwame Alexander and Renée Watson.
It is a book to be savored, and shared.
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