Link to full review below!Sadly, this didn't work for me. It was a personal dislike of the characters and it might not be a problem for other readers (obviously, based on the reviews, I am the only one who felt this way!) See full review on The Book Disciple
This actually made me feel a bit of comfort after the recent election. It's not that Giovanni's poetry is sweetness and light, but more of a controlled rage. And in that rage is a sense of comfort, strangely enough.
This was a very interesting book. It kept my attention with the details and the vocabulary was very appropriate for students. It is a great source for the story about Rosa Parks and the Civil Rights Movement. This book paints a picture of how Rosa's Park's day went from a normal December afternoon, ...
Wonderful picture book biography. It has a strong, encouraging message, accurate details, and vocabulary that children can easily understand.
So much joy in this book!
'The 100 Best African-American Poems' compiled by Nikki Giovanni is a very fine work, a kaleidoscope of images, emotions and observations of the Black Experience in America. It's an anthology of some of the works by various poets including titans like Amiri Baraka, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Sonia Sanche...
Interested in more of my reviews? Visit my blog!I blame my two-star review on the fact that I’m not nearly sophisticated enough to fully understand and appreciate poetry. I don’t get it half the time; although, I have read some poetry books and adored them so who knows what my problem was with this ...
The specific poems I particularly liked:I'm Not LonelyFor TommyAloneMaster Charge: BluesLegaciesWinter PoemA Certain Peace[Untitled] (page 163. "There is a hunger")Poem (page 181 thinning hair) The Way I FeelIntrospectionChoicesThe Beep Beep PoemSpaceMake UpWinterBeing and NothingnessThat DayChartin...
This is a neat little book, I wish I could find an image of the cover online...oh well. It is an anthology meant to support the Independent bookseller and has contributions from many established writers and artists, including some illustrations by Peter Sis, a poem from Jane Yolen, stories/essays by...
1/2 of this anthology is exactly what you would expect... but the other 1/2 isn't completely terrible - I guess.
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