Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea: Poems and Not Quite Poems

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Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea: Poems and Not Quite Poems is a collection by Nikki Giovanni that blends poetry and prose to explore African American identity, history, space exploration, and social justice with her characteristic wit and political insight.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book ⓘ
poetry collection ⓘ
addresses hope for the future ⓘ
inequality ⓘ
racism ⓘ
author Nikki Giovanni ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
creator Nikki Giovanni ⓘ
culturalContext post–civil rights era United States ⓘ
explores civil rights legacy ⓘ
future of humanity in space ⓘ
race in America ⓘ
focusesOn African American experience ⓘ
culture ⓘ
memory ⓘ
politics ⓘ
genre poetry ⓘ
prose ⓘ
hasForm essays ⓘ
poems ⓘ
prose reflections ⓘ
hasPerspective Black feminist viewpoint ⓘ
politically engaged viewpoint ⓘ
intendedAudience readers interested in African American studies ⓘ
readers of contemporary poetry ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryForm blend of poetry and prose ⓘ
literaryMovement African American literature ⓘ
contemporary American poetry ⓘ
mainTheme African American history ⓘ
African American identity ⓘ
social justice ⓘ
space exploration ⓘ
notableFor linking Black history with visions of space exploration ⓘ
mixing poems with "not quite" poems ⓘ
styleCharacteristic political insight ⓘ
wit ⓘ
tone conversational ⓘ
political ⓘ
reflective ⓘ
usesMotif quilting as metaphor ⓘ
space travel as metaphor ⓘ

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Nikki Giovanni → notableWork → Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea: Poems and Not Quite Poems ⓘ
Yolande Cornelia Giovanni Jr. → notableWork → Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea: Poems and Not Quite Poems ⓘ