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Love Poems
Love Poems | Nikki Giovanni
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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, from the whimsical I Wrote a Good Omelet to the elegiac All Eyez on U, written for Tupac Shakur, these poems embody the fearless passion and spirited wit for which Nikki Giovanni is beloved and revered.Romantic, bold, and erotic, Love Poems expresses notions of love in ways that are delightfully unexpected. Articulating in sensuous verse what we know only instinctively, Nikki Giovanni once again confirms her place as one of our nations's most distinguished poets and powerful truth-tellers.In a career that has spanned more than a quarter century, starting with her explosive early years in the Black Rights Movement, Nikki Giovanni has earned a reputation as one of America's most celebrated and controversial writers. Her mind-speaking work has made her a universal favorite and a number-one best-seller.The love poems-the revolutionary Seduction, the whimsical I Wrote a Good Omelet, and the tender My House to name just a few-are among the most beloved of all Nikki Giovanni's works. Now, Love Poems brings together these and other favorites with over twenty new poems. Romantic, bold, and erotic, Love Poems will once again confirm Nikki Giovanni's place among the country's most renowned poets and truth tellers.
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Kshakal
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Eggs 🤎💛🤎 3y
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TheBookKeepers
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@mklong @LazyDays @WanderingBookaneer I‘ll be mailing this tomorrow! #lmpbc

TheBookKeepers @mklong & @WanderingBookaneer I have not been successful at reaching Alicia via Litsy or email. I‘d recommend not sending her the next poetry book for our round until we get a response, since I never got the book from our first round from her. 3y
mklong Oh, I hope she‘s okay! But I agree, and will send Jeimy‘s book to you. 3y
TheBookKeepers @mklong @WanderingBookaneer do you guys know where Love Poems ended up last? Jeimy I mailed your poetry book last month so I hope you got it safely, my tracking shows delivered 🤞 3y
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mklong I have it and just finished it! Will mail it tomorrow. 3y
TheBookKeepers Ok thanks!! @mklong I lost track of the deadlines & wanted to check in when I saw the next round sign ups were up lol 3y
WanderingBookaneer The only poetry book I received (besides my own) was Love Poems. I don‘t recall reading anything else. 3y
TheBookKeepers Great I‘m glad yours made it back okay @WanderingBookaneer - loved your pick. Yes Alicia never mailed hers nor Katie‘s 😕. 3y
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OrangeMooseReads
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1. The tagged book. Any Nikki Giovanni is fabulous.
2. Trying to focus on black authors throughout the month of July it is a “challenge” that @JoScho suggested.

@TheSpineView #two4tuesday

BarbaraTheBibliophage I just listened to the 50th anniversary edition of Jubilee. Nikki wrote and read an introduction to it, which was amazing. 4y
JoScho 🖤🖤🖤 4y
TheSpineView Thanks for playing! 🌞📚😍 4y
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OrangeMooseReads
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Another beautiful book of poems

TheBookHippie I love this one!!! 4y
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OrangeMooseReads
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I grabbed these 3 books off my #readblackauthors pile. I feel like I need some Ms Giovanni tonight.

Tamra If you haven‘t read the Reynold‘s yet, its a terrific experience! 4y
OrangeMooseReads @Tamra I haven‘t read any of his work. I‘ve heard great things about him. 4y
Tamra @OrangeMooseReads you are in for a treat! 4y
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OrangeMooseReads
Love Poems | Nikki Giovanni
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New Nikki Giovanni from my Book Outlet order!

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Jas16
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Jas16
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Here are some #lovetitles for #feistyfeb.

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From "A Poem for Langston Hughes"

#litsypoetry365 @SharonGoforth

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A mothering love poem, "For Tommy"

#litsypoetry365 @SharonGoforth

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From the poem, "My House"

#litsypoetry365 @SharonGoforth

Donna_sBookMinute As soon as I read the words, I remembered them from the Nikki Giovanni LP I listened to back in the 70s. Thanks so much for posting this. I was sure I'd find it on YouTube. Here goes: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CWL1BxTufAc 8y
megnews @Donna_sBookMinute Thanks for sharing. I love to hear poets recite their own poetry. There were so many good lines to choose for a quote, it was hard to choose. I love what she says about dirty windows and trying to express emotions by speaking English instead of through English. 8y
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From "A Poem of Friendship"

#litsypoetry365 @SharonGoforth

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From the poem, "And I Have You"

I keep reading the line, "Elmer has glue...To make things stick."

❤️ it.

#litsypoetry365 @SharonGoforth

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SharonGoforth I'm looking forward to reading her poetry 😊 8y
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"lyric you in lilacs / dash you in the rain ... yeah if i were a poet i'd kid / nap you"

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