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EPISODE · Oct 20, 2020 · 2H 8M

Nikki Giovanni's Make Me Rain: Poems & Prose

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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/416241 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Make Me Rain: Poems & Prose Author: Nikki Giovanni Narrator: Nikki Giovanni Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 8 minutes Release date: October 20, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Poetry Publisher's Summary: An extraordinary listening experience! Hear Nikki Giovanni read from her newest collection of poems! One of America’s most celebrated poets challenges us with this powerful and deeply personal collection of verse that speaks to the injustices of society while illuminating the depths of her own heart. For more than fifty years, Nikki Giovanni’s poetry has dazzled and inspired readers. As sharp and outspoken as ever, she returns with this profound book of poetry in which she continues to call attention to injustice and racism, celebrate Black culture and Black lives, and and give readers an unfiltered look into her own experiences. In Make Me Rain, she celebrates her loved ones and unapologetically declares her pride in her Black heritage, while exploring the enduring impact of the twin sins of racism and white nationalism. Giovanni reaffirms her place as a uniquely vibrant and relevant American voice with poems such as “I Come from Athletes” and “Rainy Days”—calling out segregation and Donald Trump; as well as “Unloved (for Aunt Cleota)” and “”When I Could No Longer”—her personal elegy for the relatives who saved her from an abusive home life.  Stirring, provocative, and resonant, the poems in Make Me Rain pierce the heart and nourish the soul.

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