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Book SynopsisThis book offers a comprehensive examination of the life and work of Nikki Giovanni, one of the most prolific and well-known poets to emerge during the Black Arts Movement.
Trade ReviewMore avant-garde than representative of the Black Arts Movement, Giovanni's militant and impassioned cry for change began her lifelong campaign for civil justice. Her support and willingness to share her life and work with Fowler make this literary biography an excellent resource for even casual readers who are interested in American, black, and feminist studies. * Choice *
Table of ContentsSeries Foreword
by Joanne M. Braxton Acknowledgments
One To "Be Warm All the Time": The Importance of Grandmothers
Two Can Women Be Revolutionaries? Gender Issues in the Black Arts Movement
Three Running the Kitchen, Standing the Heat
Four Accomplishment and Responsibility
Five In, But Not of, the Academy
Six Life Changes
Seven The Poet, the Person, the Legacy Notes Selected Bibliography Index
