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Language
English
Description
One of America's most celebrated poets challenges us with this powerful and deeply personal collection of verse that speaks to the injustices of society while illuminating the depths of her own heart.
For more than fifty years, Nikki Giovanni's poetry has dazzled and inspired readers. As sharp and outspoken as ever, she returns with this profound book of poetry in which she continues to call attention to injustice and racism,
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Publisher
Da Capo Press
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
A book-length poem in seven parts.
"With piercing clarity and craftsmanship, Mary Oliver has fashioned an unforgettable poem of questioning and discovery, about what is observable and what is not, about what passes and what persists."--
Author
Language
English
Description
From one of America's most celebrated poets, Nikki Giovanni, comes this poignant collection of poetry that celebrates the simple pleasures of everyday life and the bonds we share with those closest to us.
"This slim volume delights on every page. There are stories, imaginings, whimsy, and startling images which prove the poet's power and her command of language . . . Anyone with a love of language will be delighted with this book
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Publisher
Tupelo Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"The poems of Master Suffering pendulate between yield and command; the bodies of this book are supplicant yet seething - they want nothing more than to survive. But how does a woman survive? One's own healthy body helps, but illness is one of the masters of this book. Faith can be a salve for the inscrutable ailments of the body, but God is unreliable in these poems. The female bodies of Master Suffering want power; they want to control and to correct...
11) Never: poems
Author
Publisher
Ecco
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
A collection of verse by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "The dream of the unified Field" includes meditations on nature, spirit, and imagination.
Author
Publisher
Duke University Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
"Simone White's or, on being the other woman is a book-length poem that considers the dynamics of contemporary Black feminist materiality. White writes through a hybrid of poetry, essay, personal narrative, and critical theory in order to attest to the narrative complexities of writing and living as a Black woman and artist"--
13) Black girl magic
Series
Publisher
Haymark Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
A BreakBeat Poets anthology, Black Girl Magic celebrates and canonizes the words of Black women across the diaspora.
Author
Publisher
Vintage Español
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Español
Description
"Han pasado veintiocho años desde que Sandra Cisneros publicara un libro de poesía. Con docenas de poemas inéditos, 'Mujer sin vergüenza' es una conmovedora colección de canciones, elegías y declaraciones que dan testimonio de su peregrinaje hacia un renacimiento y hacia el reconociemiento de su derecho como mujer artista..."--Cover page 4.
"Twenty-eight years have passed since Sandra Cisneros published a book of poetry. Containing dozens...
Author
Publisher
BOA Editions, Ltd
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
The Brown Girl of these poems is fed up with being shushed, with being constantly told how foreign and unattractive and unwanted she is. She’s flipping tables and throwing chairs. She’s raising her voice. She’s keeping a sharp focus on the violences committed against her every day, and she’s writing through the depths of her “otherness” to find beauty and even grace amidst her rage. Simultaneously looking into the mirror and out into the...
Author
Publisher
Haymarket Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Mahogany L. Browne's evocative book-length poem explores the impacts of the prison system on both the incarcerated and the loved ones left behind. I Remember Death by Its Proximity to What I Love is an expansive poetic meditation on who we think is bound by incarceration. The answer: all of us. Weaving personal narrative, case studies, and inventive form, Browne invokes the grief, pain, and resilience in the violent wake of the prison system. This...
20) Golden ax
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Poets
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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Description
"A groundbreaking collection of poetry from Pushcart Prize-nominated poet and New York Times bestselling author Rio Cortez. From a visionary writer praised for her captivating work on Black history and experience, a poetry collection exploring personal, political, and artistic frontiers, journeying from her family's history as "Afropioneers" in the American West to shimmering glimpses of transcendent, liberated futures. In poems that range from wry,...
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