{"product_id":"the-essential-poems-of-nikki-giovanni","title":"The Essential Poems of Nikki Giovanni \/\/ The Definitive Collection (Pre-order, Jan 26 2027)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor the first time in print! A definitive compilation of Nikki Giovanni’s best and most beloved poems from her extraordinary 60-year career.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNikki Giovanni’s poems are some of the most quoted, most memorable, and most talked about gems in American literature, with a huge pop culture following that continues even after her death in 2024. But there has never been a single “best of” volume of her work—until now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eEssential Poems \u003c\/i\u003ecompiles Nikki’s most beloved and thought-provoking work, drawn from her extraordinary 60+ year career. Included here are classics like “Nikki-Rosa,” “Ego Trippin’,” “Housecleaning,” “Cotton Candy for a Rainy Day,” “Bicycles,” and “The Sterling Silver Mirror.” Edited by Dr. Virginia Fowler, Nikki’s widow, it also includes an Introduction and an Afterword by literary superstars Kwame Alexander and Renée Watson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a book to be savored, and shared.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNikki Giovanni\u003c\/strong\u003e (1943–2024), poet, activist, mother, grandmother, and educator, grew up in Tennessee and Ohio and graduated with honors from Fisk University in Nashville. The author of over thirty books, she was also the recipient of seven NAACP Image Awards, the Langston Hughes Medal for Outstanding Poetry, the Frost Medal, as well as thirty-one honorary degrees and an Emmy Award. She garnered her most unusual honor in 2007 when a South American bat species—\u003cem\u003eMicronycteris giovanniae—\u003c\/em\u003ewas named in celebration of her. A devoted teacher and honorary member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., she spent thirty-five years as University Distinguished Professor of English at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKwame Alexander \u003c\/b\u003eis a #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of 47 books, including \u003ci\u003eBooked\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Brainstormerz\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Mighty Macy; Black Star\u003c\/i\u003e, a Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book\u003ci\u003e; J vs. K\u003c\/i\u003e, an illustrated novel he penned with Jerry Craft; and \u003ci\u003eThe Crossover\u003c\/i\u003e, his Newbery Medal-winning novel turned Emmy® Award-winning Disney+ TV series. He regularly shares his passion for literacy, books and the craft of writing around the world, including Ghana, West Africa, where he opened the Barbara E. Alexander Memorial Library and Health Clinic. A recipient of the 2025 NAACP Image Award, Kwame is the founder of the literacy non-profit \u003ci\u003eOne Word at a Time\u003c\/i\u003e. You can visit him at KwameAlexander.com\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRenée Watson\u003c\/strong\u003e is a #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author. Her young adult novel \u003cem\u003ePiecing Me Together\u003c\/em\u003e received a Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Award. Her children’s picture books and novels for teens have received several awards and international recognition. Her picture books include \u003cem\u003eA Place Where Hurricanes Happen\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHarlem’s Little Blackbird: The Story of Florence Mills\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSummer Is Here\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe 1619 Project: Born on the Water\u003c\/em\u003e, written with Nikole Hannah-Jones. 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