{"product_id":"9780062399472","title":"A Good Cry","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe poetry of Nikki Giovanni has spurred movements, turned hearts and informed generations. She’s been hailed as a firebrand, a radical, a courageous activist who has spoken out on the sensitive issues that touch our national consciousness, including race and gender, social justice, protest, violence in the home and in the streets, and why black lives matter. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of America’s most celebrated poets looks inward in this powerful poetry collection, a rumination on her life and the people who have shaped her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs energetic and relevant as ever, this celebrated black poet now offers us an intimate, affecting, and illuminating look at her personal history and the mysteries of her own heart. In \u003ci\u003eA Good Cry,\u003c\/i\u003e she takes us into her confidence, describing the joy and peril of aging and recalling the violence that permeated her parents’ marriage and her early life. She pays homage to the people who have given her life meaning and joy: her grandparents, who took her in and saved her life; the poets and thinkers who have influenced her; and the students who have surrounded her. Nikki also celebrates her good friend, Maya Angelou, and the many years of friendship, poetry, and kitchen-table laughter they shared before Angelou’s death in 2014.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\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.\"\u003c\/b\u003e — \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this lyrical and unflinching collection, Giovanni lays bare the experiences that shaped her voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePersonal History:\u003c\/b\u003e She recalls the violence that permeated her parents’ marriage and pays homage to the grandparents who took her in and saved her life.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMemoir in Verse:\u003c\/b\u003e An intimate and illuminating look at the joy and peril of aging, the mysteries of the heart, and a life lived with courage and conviction.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTribute to Maya Angelou:\u003c\/b\u003e Celebrates a decades-long friendship, filled with poetry, kitchen-table laughter, and shared wisdom before her friend's death in 2014.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSocial Commentary:\u003c\/b\u003e A courageous, firebrand voice on the sensitive issues that touch our national consciousness, from social justice to why black lives matter.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Nikki Giovanni","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46908379824277,"sku":"9780062399472","price":9.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780062399472_2c8ead8c-3ae2-46d2-bffb-ea9e215c5c36.jpg?v=1776890147","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780062399472","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}