Acolytes

Poems

BY NIKKI GIOVANNI
A collection of eighty all new poems, Acolytes is distinctly Nikki Giovanni, but different. Not softened, but more inspired by love, celebration, memories and even nostalgia. She aims her intimate and sparing words at family and friends, the deaths of heroes and friends, favorite meals and candy, nature, libraries, and theatre. But in between, the deep and edgy conscience that has defined her for decades shines through when she writes about Rosa Parks, hurricane Katrina, and Emmett Till's disappearance, leaving no doubt that Nikki has not traded one approach for another, but simply made room for both.

Morrow 2007 144 PP. Cloth

$7.50 (in stock)

Bicycles

Love Poems

BY NIKKI GIOVANNI
This is a companion volume to Giovanni's love poems of 1997. Since then Giovanni has experienced losses both public and private. The death of her mother and sister, the massacre at Virginia Tech where she teaches. And just when it seemed life was spinning out of control, Giovanni rediscovered love-what she calls the antidote. Here romantic love-and all its manifestations, the physical touch, the emotional pull, the hungry heart-is distilled as never before by one of our most talented poets.

Morrow 2009 109 PP. Cloth

$16.99 (in stock)

The Grasshopper's Song

An Aesop's Fable Revisited

BY NIKKI GIOVANNI
Every year the Grasshoppers sing and play their instruments and the Ants work in rhythm to the music. The crops come up smoothly, and the Ants bring in the harvest to the Grasshoppers' beat. But when winter comes, the Ants turn their backs on the Grasshoppers, and Jimmy Grasshopper finds this unfair. He hires lawyers to sue for a half share of the harvest and some respect. But will a jury of his peers (or at least other woodland creatures) agree about the worth of art?

Candlewick 2008 56 PP. Cloth

$7.50 (in stock)

Hip Hop Speaks To Children With Cd

A Celebration Of Poetry With A Beat

EDITED BY NIKKI GIOVANNI
Hip hop poetry and songs as illustrated lyrics and songs on the enclosed CD. Carefully selected by Nikki Giovanni and featuring Mos Def, Langston Hughes, Tupac Shakur, Maya Angelou, Queen Latifah, Nikki Grimes and, of course, Nikki Giovanni. Many people might be wary of Hip Hops reputation but these are all either fun topical or challenging themes that will appeal to all.

Sourcebooks Jabberwocky 2008 72 PP.48MINS Cloth

$19.99 (in stock)

Nikki Giovanni 2009 Address - Video Dvd

BY NIKKI GIOVANNI
This is a video DVD version of Nikki Giovanni's 2009 FGC Gathering plenary address. This DVD includes bonus material from Giovanni's afternoon Gathering Store presentation. Poet, activist, and educator Nikki Giovanni reflected on her lifetime of joy and struggle, love and grieving, hope and spirit. Giovanni believes in the power we each have to make a difference in ourselves, and thus in others' lives.

Quaker Press of FGC 2009 VIDEO DVD Audio

$15.00 (backorder)

The Nikki Giovanni Poetry Collection - Audio Cd

Written And Read By Nikki Giovanni

BY NIKKI GIOVANNI
A collection of 50 new poems, sketches, and meditations, this is quintessential Giovanni, plenary speaker at the 2009 FGC Gathering. She is one of the most celebrated and prolific artists of modern times. Edgy, unapologetic, and intimate, she charts new territory, turning her pen to popular culture and life in America. Unabridged. 2 CDs.

Caedmon 2002 2 CDS Disk

$22.00 (in stock)

Nikki Giovanni's 2009 Address - Mp3

BY NIKKI GIOVANNI
This is a downloadable mp3 version of Nikki Giovanni's 2009 Gathering plenary address. When you purchase it, after we confirm your credit card details, we will send you a limited time link through which you can download the audio file. Poet, activist, and educator Nikki Giovanni reflected on her lifetime of joy and struggle, love and grieving, hope and spirit. Giovanni believes in the power we each have to make a difference in ourselves, and thus in others' lives.

Quaker Press of FGC 2009 AUDIO MP3 Audio

$5.00 (in stock)

Nikki Giovanni's 2009 Plenary Address - Audio Cd

BY NIKKI GIOVANNI
This is an audio CD version of Nikki Giovanni's 2009 FGC Gathering plenary address. Poet, activist, and educator Nikki Giovanni reflected on her lifetime of joy and struggle, love and grieving, hope and spirit. Giovanni believes in the power we each have to make a difference in ourselves, and thus in others' lives.

Quaker Press of FGC 2009 AUDIO CD Audio

$12.00 (in stock)

Quilting The Black-eyed Pea

Poems And Not Quite Poems

BY NIKKI GIOVANNI
Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea is an extraordinarily intimate collection. Each poem bears Giovanni's trademark of the unfalteringly political and the intensely personal; the collection is a meditation on humanity and the soul. Nikki Giovanni is the University Distinguided Professor of English and Virginia Tech, and was a plenary speaker at the 2009 FGC Gathering.

Morrow 2002 128 PP. Cloth

$6.50 (in stock)

Rosa

BY NIKKI GIOVANNI, ILLUSTRATED BY BRYAN COLLIER
"She had not sought this moment but she was ready for it. When the policeman bent down to ask `Auntie, are you going to move?' all the strength of all the people through all those many years joined in her. She said, `No.'" This book presents an inspiring account of an event that shaped American history. Fifty years after her refusal to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama, city bus, Mrs. Rosa Parks is still one of the most important figures in the American civil rights movement. This picture- book tribute to Mrs. Parks is a celebration of her courageous action and the events that followed.

Macmillan 2007 40 PP. Paper

$7.99 (in stock)