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Bicycles (2009)

by Nikki Giovanni(Favorite Author)

4.02 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0061726451 (ISBN13: 9780061726453)

languge

English

genre

Poetry

publisher

William Morrow

review 1: A little disappointing. The two poems about school shootings felt really out of place, too, in what was supposed to be a collection of love poems. I did like part of one (non-shooting-related) poem quite a bit:"I know howthe mermaidfeelsYou give upyour gillsso you can'tgo backto the waterYet there isno wayyou can liveon land."Unfortunately, that's pretty much the only part that made an impact on me.
review 2: I fell in love from the 1st sight with this book my native land is not America, but Israel and don't familiar with your poets. But I love poetry and slowly slowly I am building my knowledge and test .Shw is so real.... I like her multiple references to jazz music—“I Am Jazz,” “Shoe Jazz Blue Jazz,” “Everything Good is Simple”. Her reference t... moreo music, Dance , good food is magical.She holds nothing back, encouraging her readers to truly feel and experience the wonderment of the emotional spectrum of life as one rolls over and inhales the smell of sweat-soaked sheets the morning after a beautiful tryst.She dives into the thick of things and balances struggle, “Why Don’t You Love Me,” apology, “ A Drunken Phone Call,” and no-words-necessary moments of love, “No Translations.” SI also like how Nikki Giovanni compares loves to bicycles ... both need trust and balance. These poems are full of longings and ecstasy. This lines are just brilliant:--"If only I could stop dreaming of youMaybe I could sleep at nigh"---" am the pepperIn your soupThe garlicIn your sauceThe taste in your mouthWhen you are tired"and of course her 1st poem is relevant than ever:".....he is is so talented...He is so special...he didn't realize his heart is blind ...he didn't understand that he causing pain... bang... bang...I shot you down but I really didn't have a gun... and because you are dead ....doesn't meant I really did it.......Silencing his victims with death for their good will ans sense of decencyBut we all be the same...willful ignoranerce will overpower indignation every time... less

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