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 of America
surface form: 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