New Book: Poems, Letters, Blurbs, and Things 20th & 21st Century under the pecan tree

under the pecan tree

Historically Black Phrases is a love letter to the Black community and the ways it drives culture

dies unexpectedly at twenty-nine

Again and again

to balancing society's expectations with the raw experience of being a woman in the world

New Book: Poems, Letters, Blurbs, and Things 20th & 21st Century under the pecan treeNikki Giovanni's extraordinary final collection a landmark of American literature which speaks to the fury and upheaval of our time, as well as the triumphs and delights of her remarkable creative life. For decades, Nikki Giovanni's poetry has been at the forefront of American culture. The New Book is a towering work of protest against the divisions of our time, leavened with moments of joy and reflection about her indelible legacy, her family