Presents a selection of poetry dedicated to individuals who were unafraid of trying to make changes or of going against the tide, with poems about friends, lovers, mother, the poet herself, and notable personalities
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Seller: Once Upon A Time Books, Siloam Springs, AR, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear . It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear . It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket. Seller Inventory # mon0003193405
Seller: World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
Hardback. Condition: Good. Seller Inventory # 00103627195
Seller: World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Seller Inventory # 00107626127
Seller: World of Books Inc, Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
Hardback. Condition: Good. Seller Inventory # CIN0688019064G
Seller: World of Books Inc, Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Seller Inventory # CIN0688019064VG
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # 39772278-6
Seller: Southampton Books, Sag Harbor, NY, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, Third Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by William Morrow, 1983. Octavo. Paperback. Book is very good with scrape on front cover. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York. Seller Inventory # 309969
Seller: Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABAA, ILAB), Bordentown, NJ, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. First edition. First edition. Very good, tight, clean. Some darkening to upper front cover. In very good, crisp dust jacket, with some wear to the edges and two light stains (lower front tip, upper rear edge).Hardcover. A collection of poems by African-American poet, Nikki Giovanni, whose poetry first emerged during the Civil Rights movement. With poems about such important 1960s figures as JFK, Martin Luther King, and John Lennon. Seller Inventory # E35530
Seller: Underground Books, ABAA, Indianapolis, IN, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very good. First Edition. First Edition. Hardcover. "This book is dedicated to the courage and fortitude of those who ride the night winds-who are the day trippers and midnight cowboys-who in sonic solitude or the hazy hell of habit know-that for all the devils and gods-for all the illnesses and drugs to cure them-Life is a marvelous, transitory adventure-and are determined to push us into the next century, galaxy-possibility." This 1983 first printing beautifully presents poems dedicated to Lorraine Hansberry and John Lennon, to Billie Jean King and Martin Luther King, Jr., to Robert Kennedy and to Phillis Wheatley and to the children of Atlanta, to "Those Who Ride the Night Winds." This is an admittedly worn but presentable first edition of this important collection of poems by globally beloved poet Nikki Giovanni (1943-2024), the "Princess of Black Poetry," defining voice of the Black Arts and Civil Rights movements, recipient of the Langston Hughes Medal, the inaugural Rosa L. Parks Woman of Courage Award, the American Book Award, and seven-time winner of the NAACP Image Award. Stated First Edition, with full number line indicating First Printing. 9 1/2" X 6 1/4". 62pp. Moderate wear to price-clipped dust jacket, with light soiling and sunning to panels and small neat tears and curling to edges. Bound in orangle paper over boards, with spine backed in white cloth and lettered in dark brown. Moderate wear to binding, with dust soiling and some mottling to boards, gentle bumping to extremiteis, and slight lean to spine. Gift inscription dated 1983 to front free endpaper. Binding is firm and sound. Pages are clean and unmarked. Seller Inventory # 17712
Seller: SHIMEDIA, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.
Condition: New. Satisfaction Guaranteed or your money back. Seller Inventory # 0688019064