
- 128 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
“One of her best collections to date.” —Essence
Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea is a tour de force from Nikki Giovanni, one of the most powerful voices in American poetry and African American literature today. From Black Feeling, Black Talk and Black Judgment in the 1960s to Bicycles in 2010, Giovanni’s poetry has influenced literary figures from James Baldwin to Blackalicious, and touched millions of readers worldwide. In Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea, Giovanni turns her gaze toward the state of the world around her, and offers a daring, resonant look inside her own self as well.
"If there was a need for poetry that galvanized and inspired, there was also a demand for poetry that comforted and unified — and Ms. Giovanni provided on both counts." — The Washington Post
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea
- A Robin’s Nest in Snow
- Rosa Parks
- In the Spirit of Martin
- Shoulders Are For Emergencies Only
- Symphony of the Sphinx
- Aunt Daughter and That Glorious Song
- The Son of the Sun
- Here’s to Gwen
- Twenty Reasons to Love Richard Williams
- Ann’s Poem
- Swinging on a Rainbow
- Word Olympics
- 9:11:01 He Blew It
- Have Dinner with Me
- The Girls in the Circle
- A Very Special Christmas
- Making James Baldwin
- Susan Smith
- Art Sanctuary
- From Whence Cometh My Help
- A Deer in Headlights
- Redfish, Eels, and Heidi
- Don’t Think
- About the Author
- Other Books by Nikki Giovanni
- Copyright
- About the Publisher