In her legendary career, artist and activist Nikki Giovanni has established herself as a writer who can entertain and challenge, and a voice for social justice who can inform and inspire in times of national crisis. Controversial, revolutionary, ethereal, or illuminating, her poems about race, Black lives, violence, gender, and family move readers of all ages and backgrounds.

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"The poetry of Nikki Giovanni has spurred movements, turned hearts and informed generations. She's been hailed as a firebrand, a radical, a healer, and a sage; a wise and courageous voice who has spoken out on sensitive issues, including race and gender, that touch our national consciousness. From the revolutionary "Seduction" to the tender poem, "Just a simple declaration of love," from the whimsical "I wrote a good omelet" to the elegiac "All eyez...