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jdrummond's review
5.0
I don’t know why I’ve waited so long to read Nikki Giovanni’s poetry. These collections, read by the author with her commentary on some pieces, is an excellent look at her work from the mid-1990s and more recently. It’s a beautiful collection masterfully read with palpable emotion and love.
leontyna's review against another edition
I'm totally not giving with the style of this collection and I dislike the way it's read.
rongrong's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Audiobook. Narrated by the poet, plus commentary on some of the poems. Such a treat to hear these poems in the poet’s voice. “I wrote a good omelet” and “Bread” were a couple favorites. Poems about her grandparents, commentary about space, about a fur coat for her mother - these were so much more personal in her voice.
salmonread's review
2020 Book Riot Read Harder Challenge #8 - Read an audiobook of poetry
100onbooks's review
Not a poetry girlie but I enjoyed this so so much. Nikki Giovanni is such a wonderful reader :)
ohladysamantha's review against another edition
emotional
funny
fast-paced
5.0
Literally now I need to read everything Nikki Giovanni has ever written. Her poetry is funny, emotional and passionate. I loved the little rants or asides in between some of the poems on her thoughts regarding space or the African-American History Museum in DC and the 2016 election. Also, her poems about and for Maya Angelou... beautiful.
theoceanisgay's review
5.0
I listened to Nikki Giovanni herself read this on audiobook and it was the best audiobook narration I’ve ever heard. The poems were brilliant, but even more brilliant were the ad libbed tangents that Giovanni goes on between poems about things like outer space.
stephb413's review
4.0
Audiobook with Giovanni reading is excellent. I could listen to her over and over again!