Release Date 2003-12-16
Publisher Harper Perennial
EAN/ISBN 978-0060541347
Author(s) Nikki Giovanni
Summary The collected prose of national treasure Nikki Giovanni: Gemini: An Extended Autobiographical Statement on My First Twenty-Five Years of Being a Black PoetNominated for the National Book Award, this is a journey — both private and public — through the trials and triumphs of 1960s America. Sacred Cows ... And Other Edibles Winner of the Ohioana Library Award, these fresh and wryly humorous essays explore some of America’s lofty institutions and the poet’s pivotal life experiences. Racism 101 This collection of essays contributes a vital and critical chapter to the debate on American national values.