The Women and The Men

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The Women and The Men is a poetry collection by Nikki Giovanni that explores themes of Black identity, gender, love, and social justice during the Black Arts Movement era.

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The Women and The Men canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book ⓘ
poetry collection ⓘ
associatedWith African-American literature ⓘ
Black feminism ⓘ
author Nikki Giovanni ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
creator Nikki Giovanni ⓘ
depicts Black urban life in the United States ⓘ
intersections of race and gender ⓘ
explores Black love as resistance ⓘ
collective struggle for freedom ⓘ
empowerment of Black women ⓘ
genre poetry ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn Black feminist writing ⓘ
contemporary Black poetry ⓘ
hasSubject Black cultural expression ⓘ
civil rights ⓘ
gender roles ⓘ
love of self and community ⓘ
political activism ⓘ
race relations in the United States ⓘ
romantic relationships ⓘ
intendedAudience general readership ⓘ
readers of African-American poetry ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryForm free verse ⓘ
lyric poetry ⓘ
literaryMovement Black Arts Movement ⓘ
mainTheme Black identity ⓘ
Black womanhood ⓘ
community ⓘ
family ⓘ
gender ⓘ
liberation ⓘ
love ⓘ
political struggle ⓘ
racial pride ⓘ
resistance ⓘ
social justice ⓘ
notableAuthorCharacteristic Black woman poet ⓘ
period 20th century American literature ⓘ
styleCharacteristic colloquial language ⓘ
oral tradition influences ⓘ
personal and intimate tone ⓘ
politically engaged ⓘ

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Nikki Giovanni → notableWork → The Women and The Men ⓘ
Yolande Cornelia Giovanni Jr. → notableWork → The Women and The Men ⓘ