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- catalog abstract "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 controversial 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 nation'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.".
- catalog contributor b10063296.
- catalog created "c1997.".
- catalog date "1997".
- catalog date "c1997.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1997.".
- catalog description "I hope it's love. What it is -- That day -- The way I feel -- Kidnap poem -- Giddiyap -- I wrote a good omelet -- A summer love poem -- Communication -- Love is -- I do have my likes and dislikes -- Seduction -- Things that go together -- And I have you -- A poem of friendship -- My house -- Just a simple declaration of love -- Beautiful black men -- You were gone -- Cancers -- The only true lovers are chefs or happy birthday, Edna Lewis-- And yeah-these are love poems. A greater love of God and country -- For Tommy -- Mothers -- A poem for langston hughes -- When gamble and huff ruled -- You are there -- And yeah ... this is a love poem -- Swaziland -- For Theresa -- All eyez on u -- I take Master Card (Charge your love to me). A theory of pole beans -- No furnaces (for Valentine's Day) -- August -- Poetry is a trestle -- 1995 -- A happy reason -- Balances -- Love in place -- Three / quarter time -- Resignation -- Poem -- Luxury -- When I nap -- The butterfly -- I want to sing -- Rain -- How do you write a poem? -- Just a New York poem -- Telephone poem -- You came, too -- Her flying trapeze -- I take Master Card -- In all seasons.".
- catalog description "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 controversial 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 nation'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.".
- catalog extent "96 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0688149898".
- catalog isPartOf "Black women writers net".
- catalog issued "1997".
- catalog issued "c1997.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Morrow,".
- catalog subject "811/.54 20".
- catalog subject "African Americans Poetry.".
- catalog subject "Love poetry, American.".
- catalog subject "PS3557.I55 L68 1997".
- catalog tableOfContents "I hope it's love. What it is -- That day -- The way I feel -- Kidnap poem -- Giddiyap -- I wrote a good omelet -- A summer love poem -- Communication -- Love is -- I do have my likes and dislikes -- Seduction -- Things that go together -- And I have you -- A poem of friendship -- My house -- Just a simple declaration of love -- Beautiful black men -- You were gone -- Cancers -- The only true lovers are chefs or happy birthday, Edna Lewis-- And yeah-these are love poems. A greater love of God and country -- For Tommy -- Mothers -- A poem for langston hughes -- When gamble and huff ruled -- You are there -- And yeah ... this is a love poem -- Swaziland -- For Theresa -- All eyez on u -- I take Master Card (Charge your love to me). A theory of pole beans -- No furnaces (for Valentine's Day) -- August -- Poetry is a trestle -- 1995 -- A happy reason -- Balances -- Love in place -- Three / quarter time -- Resignation -- Poem -- Luxury -- When I nap -- The butterfly -- I want to sing -- Rain -- How do you write a poem? -- Just a New York poem -- Telephone poem -- You came, too -- Her flying trapeze -- I take Master Card -- In all seasons.".
- catalog title "Love poems / Nikki Giovanni.".
- catalog type "Poetry. fast".
- catalog type "text".