Nikki Giovanni: Love Poems & A Good Cry

Nikki Giovanni

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Hear Nikki Giovanni read two extraordinary collections of her own work! A singular listening experience!

The poetry of Nikki Giovanni has spurred movements, turned hearts and informed generations. She’s been hailed as a firebrand, a radical, a healer, and a sage; a wise and courageous voice who has touched our national consciousness.

Love Poems: Nikki reads a stunning collection of over twenty romantic, bold, and erotic love poems, expressing notions of love in ways that are delightfully unexpected and full of fearless passion and spirited wit. From the revolutionary ""Seduction"" to the tender ""Just a Simple Declaration of Love,"" and 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.

A Good Cry: With her new collection Nikki offers listeners an intimate, affecting, and illuminating look at her personal history and the mysteries of her own heart. Reading her work, she takes us into her confidence, describing the joy and peril of aging and recalling the violence that permeated her parents’ marriage and her early life. Nikki also celebrates her good friend, Maya Angelou, and the many years of friendship, poetry, and kitchen-table laughter they shared.

APPLE BOOKS REVIEW

Nikki Giovanni’s insight, spirit, and dynamism have made her one of the most beloved poets of her generation. This audiobook offers two of her most celebrated collections of poems and essays, focusing on the experience of love in all its forms in Love Poems, and reflecting on her relationships with some of the most important people in her life in A Good Cry. And just in case you had any doubt: The electrifying rhythm and raw, vulnerable emotion of Giovanni’s writing make it even more powerful when you hear her speak it aloud. Whether she’s celebrating the deliriousness of new romance in the sensuous “I Wrote a Good Omelet” or recalling her dear friend Maya Angelou in the reverent “Remembering Maya,” we were enthralled by the way Giovanni’s voice soars, lilts, and at times even breaks with heartfelt honesty. Best of all, this audiobook lets us hear her delightful tangents on unexpected topics like outer space.

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