Chasing Utopia

Chasing Utopia: A Hybrid by Nikki Giovanni
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

"when the girl became
a poet
she was so happy

now she could sing her own song
tell tales of her people

be a truth giver
contribute
something beautiful and useful to the world" (from "When the Girl Became a Poet")

I feel like this sums up Giovanni's poetry. She is either celebrating life or making us pause for reflection on events and history. Like most poetry I think it is better read aloud. Some of her poetry about the Civil War and current events are particularly memorable.

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