{"product_id":"quilting-the-black-eyed-pea-poems-and-not-quite-poems-9780060099534","title":"Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea: Poems and Not Quite Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"One of her best collections to date.\" --\u003cem\u003eEssence\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eQuilting the Black-Eyed Pea \u003c\/em\u003eis a tour de force from Nikki Giovanni, one of the most powerful voices in American poetry and African American literature today. From \u003cem\u003eBlack Feeling, Black Talk and Black Judgment\u003c\/em\u003e in the 1960s to \u003cem\u003eBicycles \u003c\/em\u003ein 2010, Giovanni's poetry has influenced literary figures from James Baldwin to Blackalicious, and touched millions of readers worldwide. In \u003cem\u003eQuilting the Black-Eyed Pea\u003c\/em\u003e, Giovanni turns her gaze toward the state of the world around her, and offers a daring, resonant look inside her own self as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"If there was a need for poetry that galvanized and inspired, there was also a demand for poetry that comforted and unified -- and Ms. Giovanni provided on both counts.\" -- \u003cem\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nikki Giovanni\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William Morrow \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/28\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.23h x 5.56w x 0.39d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060099534\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGiovanni, Nikki:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\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","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43097788153971,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":21.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_dfab1e27-4c9b-4501-aad9-f44dd0e19bdc.jpg?v=1748615115","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/quilting-the-black-eyed-pea-poems-and-not-quite-poems-9780060099534","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}