by Nikki Giovanni, Virginia C. Fowler
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.
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...
Log in with Facebook 
