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Love Poems |  | Author: Nikki Giovanni
Publisher: William Morrow
Category: Book
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Rating:  25 reviews
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Pages: 64
Number Of Items: 1
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Dimensions (in): 7.2 x 5.8 x 0.6
ISBN: 0688149898
Dewey Decimal Number: 811.54
EAN: 9780688149895
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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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 Love Poem is a treasure and so is Nikki March 3, 1999
milsam7@hotmail.com (Charlotte, NC)
11 out of 14 found this review helpful
Hide "Love Poems" behind all those other scholarly, trendy, "book club-y" books - Hide it like you hide your new Victoria's Secret from you old lover - only to surprise him later. And when the time is right, do so. "Love Poems" adds a wonderful twist. It is real, seductive, poignant, and everything love is but you're afraid to stay out. loud. I LOVE IT & so does my BELOVED.
Looking forward to a romantic Valentine's Day with Nikki. February 9, 1998
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
WOW! Thank you Nikki for reminding us how much we can learn from someone who has had long-lasting love. I bought this book because it was an Amazon Valentine recommendation and it made me want to throw my arms around my love the moment I finished it. from "Love Is" :
Some people forget that love is tucking you in and kissing you "Good night" no matter how young or old you are
Giovanni's "Love Poems" a Hit January 7, 2000
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
I thouroughly enjoyed this copulation of works by Giovanni. I had the pleasure of reading earlier offerings by her and was pleased with her style and grace. To enjoy her is to understand where she has come from and where she is going. A strong voice of today as well as in the 60's, and keeps on getting stronger. Reading this makes you want to write your own love poems, in your way and in your own style. Giovanni brings out what we thought we have either lost or forgotten about either relationships past or present, and takes us on a journey into a world she doesn't always takes us, a more private, intimate world. Though I KNOW she had reserved a lot of the more intense feelings that I hope she may share with us all,..one day.
A Joy To Read! May 26, 2000
Luis Hernandez (New York, New York, USA)
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
Giovanni's compilation of hip love poems is one of the best I've read in years. Moving away from the politics that her poetry is often well-known for, Giovanni's quirky, witty, and romantic poems will leave anyone in the mood to get intimate! Highly recommended!
Honest, invigorating, fun May 6, 1999
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Nikki Giovanni's Love Poems are exciting, intriguing, and she really isn't afraid to express her thoughts. I absolutely loved it.
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