Nikki Giovanni- Legacies: The Poetry of Nikki Giovanni
Those who have gone before and those who are yet to be birthed - it is to these that we owe our legacies. I am hopeful we are at least as strong as our foreparents and I am confident we will be as intelligent as the next century requires." This collection of poetry by Nikki Giovanni explores the relationships between generations, and the wisdom that is passed among them in her moving poems: "Once a Lady told Me," "Mother's Habits" and "Legacies.
Tracklist:
- Once A Lady Told Me
- Everytime It Rains
- Mother's Habits
- Conversation
- The Geni In The Jar
- Mothers
- The December Of My Springs
- The Women Gather
- The Life I Led
- Legacies
- How Do You Write A Poem
- The World Is Not A Pleasant Place To Be
- Nikki-Rosa
- Poem (For Nina)
- Categories
- Housecleaning
- Scrapbooks
- Dreams
- Beautiful Black Men
- Always There Are The Children
UPC > 093070979826
Format > New CD
Label > Folkways Records
Shop online at Darkside Records.
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Those who have gone before and those who are yet to be birthed - it is to these that we owe our legacies. I am hopeful we are at least as strong as our foreparents and I am confident we will be as intelligent as the next century requires." This collection of poetry by Nikki Giovanni explores the relationships between generations, and the wisdom that is passed among them in her moving poems: "Once a Lady told Me," "Mother's Habits" and "Legacies.
Tracklist:
- Once A Lady Told Me
- Everytime It Rains
- Mother's Habits
- Conversation
- The Geni In The Jar
- Mothers
- The December Of My Springs
- The Women Gather
- The Life I Led
- Legacies
- How Do You Write A Poem
- The World Is Not A Pleasant Place To Be
- Nikki-Rosa
- Poem (For Nina)
- Categories
- Housecleaning
- Scrapbooks
- Dreams
- Beautiful Black Men
- Always There Are The Children
UPC > 093070979826
Format > New CD
Label > Folkways Records
Shop online at Darkside Records.
Follow us on Instagram.
