Giovanni, Nikki

Overview

Works:	431 works in 1,050 publications in 3 languages and 58,022 library holdings
Genres:	Poetry Biography Juvenile works History Interviews Biographies Love poetry Children's audiobooks Literature Poetry readings (Sound recordings)
Roles:	Author, Editor, Narrator, Speaker, Performer, Interviewee, wpr, Musician
Classifications:	PS3557.I55, 811.54

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about Nikki Giovanni

Gemini: an extended autobiographical statement on my first twenty-five years of being a Black poet by Nikki Giovanni( Book )
Racism 101 by Nikki Giovanni( Book )
Nikki Giovanni by Virginia C Fowler( Book )
Acolytes by Nikki Giovanni( Book )
A poetic equation: conversations between Nikki Giovanni and Margaret Walker by Nikki Giovanni( Book )

Southern women writers : the new generation( Book )
Conversations with Nikki Giovanni by Nikki Giovanni( Book )
Nikki Giovanni : a literary biography by Virginia C Fowler( Book )
I know what the red clay looks like : the voice and vision of Black women writers by Rebecca Carroll( Book )
Naked and fiery forms : modern American poetry by women : a new tradition by Suzanne Juhasz( Book )
The prosaic soul of Nikki Giovanni by Nikki Giovanni( Book )
Contemporary Black American poets and dramatists( Book )
Nikki Giovanni, poet of the people by Judith Pinkerton Josephson( Book )
Nikki Giovanni in the classroom : "the same ol danger but a brand new pleasure" by Carol Jago( Book )
16 extraordinary American women by Emma Hahn( Book )
Chester Himes Talks with Nikki Giovanni( Visual )
Contemporary Black biography. profiles from the international Black community by Ashyia N Henderson( )
Contemporary Black biography, Profiles from the international Black community by Gale Research Inc( )
Black feeling, Black talk by Nikki Giovanni( Book )
Nikki Giovanni : from revolution to revelation by Anna T Robinson( Book )

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Most widely held works by Nikki Giovanni

Rosa by Nikki Giovanni( Recording )

24 editions published between 2005 and 2013 in English and Korean and held by 3,843 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The story of Rosa Parks and her courageous act of defiance. Provides the story of the young black woman who refused to give up her seat to a white passenger in Alabama, setting in motion all the events of the Civil Rights Movements that resulted in the end of the segregated south, gave equality to blacks throughout the nation, and forever changed the country in which we all live today. She had not sought this moment but she was ready for it. When the policeman bent down to ask "Auntie, are you going to move?" all the strength of all the people through all those many years joined in her. She said, "No." An inspiring account of an event that shaped American history. Fifty years after her refusal to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama, city bus, Mrs. Rosa Parks is still one of the most important figures in the American civil rights movement. This picture-book tribute to Mrs. Parks is a celebration of her courageous action and the events that followed. Award-winning poet, writer, and activist Nikki Giovanni's evocative text combines with Bryan Collier's striking cut-paper images to retell the story of this historic event from a wholly unique and original perspective

The collected poetry of Nikki Giovanni, 1968-1998 by Nikki Giovanni( Book )

14 editions published between 2003 and 2009 in English and held by 1,884 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

For the first time ever, the complete poetry collection spanning three decades from Nikki Giovanni, renowned poet and one of America's national treasures. When her poems first emerged during the Black Arts Movement, in the 1960s, Nikki Giovanni immediately took her place among the most celebrated, controversial and influential poets of the era. Now, more than thirty years later, Giovanni still stands as one of the most commanding, luminous voices to grace America's political and poetic landscape

My house; poems by Nikki Giovanni( Book )

20 editions published between 1972 and 2004 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,852 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

Spin a soft Black song : poems for children by Nikki Giovanni( Book )

29 editions published between 1971 and 2012 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,624 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A poetry collection which recounts the feelings of Black children about their neighborhoods, American society, and themselves

The selected poems of Nikki Giovanni by Nikki Giovanni( Book )

8 editions published between 1995 and 1996 in English and held by 1,460 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

In Poem for Black Boys, she writes: "Where are your heroes, my little Black ones / You are the Indian you so disdainfully shoot / Not the big bad sheriff on his faggoty white horse / You should play run-away-slave or Mau-Mau / These are more in line with your history." By the author of Cotton Candy on a Rainy Day

Cotton candy on a rainy day : poems by Nikki Giovanni( Book )

21 editions published between 1978 and 2004 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,435 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Giovanni's most introspective and personal collection of poems to date

The women and the men by Nikki Giovanni( Book )

12 editions published between 1975 and 2009 in English and Japanese and held by 1,431 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Forty-two poems written between 1970 to 1975

Quilting the black-eyed pea : poems and not quite poems by Nikki Giovanni( Book )

12 editions published between 2002 and 2014 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,401 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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. When Nikki Giovanni's poems first emerged during the Civil Rights and Black Arts Movements of the 1960s, she immediately took a place among the most celebrated and influential poets of the era. Now, Giovanni continues to stand as one of the most commanding, luminous voices to grace America's political and poetic landscape. When Nikki Giovanni's poems first emerged during the Civil Rights and Black Arts Movements of the 1960s, she immediately took a place among the most celebrated and influential poets of the era. Now, Giovanni continues to stand as one of the most commanding, luminous voices to grace America's political and poetic landscape. In a career spanning over thirty years, Giovanni has created a body of work that's become vital and essential to our American consciousness. This collection of new poems is a masterpiece that explores the ecstatic union between self and community. Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea is an extraordinarily intimate collection. Each poem bears our revered cultural icon's trademark of the unfalteringly political and the intensely personal: The elegant "What We Miss" exalts the might and grace of women, while "Swinging on a Rainbow" rejoices about the spaces in which we read Giovanni commemorates Africa and her family legacy in the majestic "Symphony of the Sphinx" and contemplates our America in the heartbreaking "Desperate Acts" and "9:11:01 He Blew It." And in the dreamy "Making James Baldwin" and dazzling "Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea," Giovanni gives us reason to comfort, to share, to love, to change and to be human. Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea is Nikki Giovanni's meditation on humanity and soul. It's her revelatory gaze at the world in which we live -- and her confession on the world she dreams we will one day call home. Nikki Giovanni is a national treasure as she once again confirms her place as one of America's most powerful truth tellers and beloved daughters

Sacred cows-- and other edibles by Nikki Giovanni( Book )

11 editions published between 1988 and 1989 in English and held by 1,390 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Autobiographical essays and articles."

Ego-tripping and other poems for young people by Nikki Giovanni( Book )

17 editions published between 1973 and 1994 in English and held by 1,388 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A group of poems which have relevance and appeal for young readers

Love poems by Nikki Giovanni( Book )

9 editions published between 1997 and 2014 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,307 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

Black feeling, Black talk, Black judgement by Nikki Giovanni( Book )

15 editions published between 1970 and 1979 in English and held by 1,269 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Fifty-three poems by the young Negro authoress reflect varied facets of the Black experience in America

Hip hop speaks to children : a celebration of poetry with a beat( Book )

9 editions published in 2008 in English and held by 1,209 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

More than 50 poems and an accompanying CD introduce poetry with a beat

Blues : for all the changes : new poems by Nikki Giovanni( Book )

4 editions published between 1999 and 2008 in English and held by 1,206 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A collection of fifty-two poems by African-American poet Nikki Giovanni

Bicycles : love poems by Nikki Giovanni( Book )

7 editions published between 2008 and 2014 in English and held by 1,185 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

In a career that has earned her accolades, honorary degrees, and awards from both fellow poets and everyday poetry lovers, the author has established herself as a writer who can entertain and challenge, inform and inspire. Sometimes controversial, sometimes ethereal, but always beautiful, her poems move readers of all hues and generations. With this volume she has collected poems that serve as a companion to her 1997 Love Poems. That book, romantic, bold, and erotic, expressed notions of love in ways that were delightful and unexpected. In the years that followed, the author experienced losses both public and private. A mother's passing, a sister's, too. A massacre on the campus at which she teaches. And just when it seemed life was spinning out of control, she rediscovered love, what she calls the antidote. Here romantic love, and all its manifestations, the physical touch, the emotional pull, the hungry heart, is distilled and presented in poetic form -- From book jacket

Those who ride the night winds by Nikki Giovanni( Book )

10 editions published between 1983 and 1993 in English and held by 1,130 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Presents a selection of poetry dedicated to individuals who were unafraid of trying to make changes or of going against the tide, with poems about friends, lovers, mother, the poet herself, and notable personalities

The 100 best African American poems : (*but I cheated)( Recording )

8 editions published in 2010 in English and held by 996 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Contains one hundred poems from classic and contemporary African American poets, as selected by an award-winning black poet and activist, including such writers as Robert Hayden, Mari Evans, Kevin Young, and Rita Dove

Chasing Utopia : a hybrid by Nikki Giovanni( Book )

5 editions published between 2013 and 2016 in English and held by 929 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Overview: Nikki Giovanni's poetry has spurred movements and inspired songs, turned hearts and informed generations. She's been hailed as a healer and as a national treasure. But Giovanni's heart resides in the everyday, where family and lovers gather, friends commune, and those no longer with us are remembered. And at every gathering there is food--food as sustenance, food as aphrodisiac, food as memory. A pot of beans is flavored with her mother's sighs--this sigh part cardamom, that one the essence of clove; a lover requests a banquet as an affirmation of ongoing passion; homage is paid to the most time-honored appetizer: soup

A dialogue by James Baldwin( Book )

22 editions published between 1973 and 1975 in English and Undetermined and held by 916 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Thanks to the television program Soul!, a remarkable encounter between two of America's foremost Black writers was aired on public TV. Here, the transcript of that meeting between James Baldwin and Nikki Giovanni forms an engrossing document. Probing, searching, made dramatic by the recognition of sudden, subtle levels of confrontation, the Baldwin/Giovanni exchange is a freewheeling conversation ranging over many topics. A Dialogue explores problems facing Americans, black and white, as well as troubles besetting the world. Representing two different generations, the two writers discussed, argued, and communicated some painful truths. Addressing themselves particularly to the changing roles of men and women in modern society, they paid special attention to the consequences of these new modes of behavior on the already complex relationship between the Black man and the Black woman. The talk is stimulating, provocative, deeply felt, making this dialogue a rare, shared experience for the reader. --From publisher description

Shimmy shimmy shimmy like my sister Kate : looking at the Harlem Renaissance through poems( Book )

3 editions published between 1995 and 1996 in English and held by 867 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Includes poems by such authors as Paul Laurence Dunbar, Langston Hughes, Countee Cullen, Gwendolyn Brooks, and Amiri Baraka, with commentary and a discussion of the development of African American arts known as the Harlem Renaissance

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