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Um bom choro: O que aprendemos com lágrimas e risos
Em um de seus livros mais íntimos, a poeta, ativista e ensaísta Nikki Giovanni celebra as lutas e conquistas de uma vida inteira.
"Não vai ficar/ Tudo Bem/ […] Então eu devo aprender/ A chorar", escreve Nikki Giovanni em um dos primeiros poemas de Um bom choro. Consagrada entre as principais poetas norte-americanas da atualidade, ela iniciou sua carreira nos anos 1960, quando o movimento pelos direitos civis de pessoas negras fervilhava nos Estados Unidos. Desde então, já são mais de cinco décadas de vida e obra dedicadas à arte e ao ativismo.
Neste livro, toda essa trajetória é revisitada, celebrada e, quando necessário, lamentada. As dificuldades financeiras vividas na infância, o convívio com familiares e amigos, a experiência na universidade e a luta política são descritas com a mesma emoção e vulnerabilidade. Escrevendo sobre alegrias e dores com uma sabedoria que só a idade permite alcançar, a autora registra o próprio processo de olhar para trás e permitir que as lágrimas escorram.
"Não vai ficar/ Tudo Bem/ […] Então eu devo aprender/ A chorar", escreve Nikki Giovanni em um dos primeiros poemas de Um bom choro. Consagrada entre as principais poetas norte-americanas da atualidade, ela iniciou sua carreira nos anos 1960, quando o movimento pelos direitos civis de pessoas negras fervilhava nos Estados Unidos. Desde então, já são mais de cinco décadas de vida e obra dedicadas à arte e ao ativismo.
Neste livro, toda essa trajetória é revisitada, celebrada e, quando necessário, lamentada. As dificuldades financeiras vividas na infância, o convívio com familiares e amigos, a experiência na universidade e a luta política são descritas com a mesma emoção e vulnerabilidade. Escrevendo sobre alegrias e dores com uma sabedoria que só a idade permite alcançar, a autora registra o próprio processo de olhar para trás e permitir que as lágrimas escorram.
260 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 22, 2023
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Nikki Giovanni
164 books1,412 followersYolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni Jr. was an American poet, writer, commentator, activist, and educator. One of the world's most well-known African-American poets, her work includes poetry anthologies, poetry recordings, and nonfiction essays, and covers topics ranging from race and social issues to children's literature. She won numerous awards, including the Langston Hughes Medal and the NAACP Image Award. She was nominated for a Grammy Award for her poetry album, The Nikki Giovanni Poetry Collection. Additionally, she was named as one of Oprah Winfrey's 25 "Living Legends". Giovanni was a member of The Wintergreen Women Writers Collective.
Giovanni gained initial fame in the late 1960s as one of the foremost authors of the Black Arts Movement. Influenced by the Civil Rights Movement and Black Power Movement of the period, her early work provides a strong, militant African-American perspective, leading one writer to dub her the "Poet of the Black Revolution". During the 1970s, she began writing children's literature, and co-founded a publishing company, NikTom Ltd, to provide an outlet for other African-American women writers. Over subsequent decades, her works discussed social issues, human relationships, and hip hop. Poems such as "Knoxville, Tennessee" and "Nikki-Rosa" have been frequently re-published in anthologies and other collections.
Giovanni received numerous awards and holds 27 honorary degrees from various colleges and universities. She was also given the key to over two dozen cities. Giovanni was honored with the NAACP Image Award seven times. One of her more unique honors was having a South America bat species, Micronycteris giovanniae, named after her in 2007.
Giovanni was proud of her Appalachian roots and worked to change the way the world views Appalachians and Affrilachians.
Giovanni taught at Queens College, Rutgers, and Ohio State, and was a University Distinguished Professor at Virginia Tech until September 1, 2022. After the Virginia Tech shooting in 2007, she delivered a chant-poem at a memorial for the shooting victims.
Giovanni gained initial fame in the late 1960s as one of the foremost authors of the Black Arts Movement. Influenced by the Civil Rights Movement and Black Power Movement of the period, her early work provides a strong, militant African-American perspective, leading one writer to dub her the "Poet of the Black Revolution". During the 1970s, she began writing children's literature, and co-founded a publishing company, NikTom Ltd, to provide an outlet for other African-American women writers. Over subsequent decades, her works discussed social issues, human relationships, and hip hop. Poems such as "Knoxville, Tennessee" and "Nikki-Rosa" have been frequently re-published in anthologies and other collections.
Giovanni received numerous awards and holds 27 honorary degrees from various colleges and universities. She was also given the key to over two dozen cities. Giovanni was honored with the NAACP Image Award seven times. One of her more unique honors was having a South America bat species, Micronycteris giovanniae, named after her in 2007.
Giovanni was proud of her Appalachian roots and worked to change the way the world views Appalachians and Affrilachians.
Giovanni taught at Queens College, Rutgers, and Ohio State, and was a University Distinguished Professor at Virginia Tech until September 1, 2022. After the Virginia Tech shooting in 2007, she delivered a chant-poem at a memorial for the shooting victims.
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August 4, 2024
Eu peguei o livro pra ler sem saber absolutamente nada sobre a autora. Achei o título bonito e vi um comentário breve sobre como ela teria usado a poesia e a escrita como forma de lidar e superar traumas de sua vida. Achei interessante e fui ler.
Os trechos de prosa mostram como a vida dela provavelmente foi muito interessante e muitos poemas deixam ver realmente uma tentativa de lidar com experiências dolorosas. É válido. Porém, os poemas são sofríveis.
Os trechos de prosa mostram como a vida dela provavelmente foi muito interessante e muitos poemas deixam ver realmente uma tentativa de lidar com experiências dolorosas. É válido. Porém, os poemas são sofríveis.
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