Those Who Ride the Night Winds

by Nikki Giovanni

Book Overview

Nikki Giovanni, long known as "the Princess of Black Poetry," dedicates Those Who Ride the Night Winds to "the day trippers and midnight cowboys," the ones who have devoted their lives to pushing the limits of the human condition and who have shattered the constraints of the status quo to live life as a "marvelous, transitory adventure." Included are poems about John Lennon, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert Kennedy, as well as friends, lovers,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0688026532
• ISBN13: 9780688026530
• Release Date: April 1999
• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.3" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Completely changed my view of what poetry could be...

When I was just a teen, many years ago now, I picked up my sister's copy of this amazing collection of poetry. I have the same copy to this day, pages well worn and the book cover dog-eared from use. At the time I first read this collection, I had only known more conventional poetry from my studies. Reading Nikki Giovanni's work made me realize what poetry could be--not just lofty highbrow sentiments about things of no interest to me--but that a poem could convey powerful, even abstract thoughts in a very unique and meaningful way. I learned of history, of struggle, of joy, of love...many things I hadn't yet experienced or wouldn't have the ability to experience. Yet Giovanni's work made these thoughts and experiences seem accessible to even a young girl of 16. As an adult, these poems have only increased in value and meaning to me. I highly recommend this to anyone but particularly those who may not think they like poetry.

Lovely...It explains how I feel to my fiancee

Many of her poems express how I feel to my beloved. They hold the true powers of words of wisdom that can be passed on to others.