Way I Feel - Nikki Giovanni - Vinyl LP Record (Arrives in 50 days)

"What does it mean to be a Black woman poet in America writing for liberation? 'I am black alive looking back at you' June Jordan so masterfully said and it speaks volumes to what so many Black women poets in the 70"s and 80"s did for the culture of poetry, speaking volumes to the legacies they built that we can stand on with pride and more agency to express ourselves and for that we are forever thankful. Nikki Giovanni would go on to inspire many great poets and would in her work provide a landscape for future visioning of a better self and world. Here, she shows us what can be done with words on record. Cultivating liberation and healing within the world of poetry live on a record that will stand the test of time." ' Camae Ayewa aka Moor Mother (Irreversible Entanglements)

First reissue of this powerful blend of funk, soul, & poetry. Pressed on color vinyl and packaged in striking new artwork with liner notes by Camae Ayewa (Moor Mother). "What does it mean to be a Black woman poet in America writing for liberation? 'I am black alive looking back at you' June Jordan so masterfully said and it speaks volumes to what so many Black women poets in the 70"s and 80"s did for the culture of poetry, speaking volumes to the legacies they built that we can stand on with pride and more agency to express ourselves and for that we are forever thankful. Nikki Giovanni would go on to inspire many great poets and would in her work provide a landscape for future visioning of a better self and world. Here, she shows us what can be done with words on record. Cultivating liberation and healing within the world of poetry live on a record that will stand the test of time." ' Camae Ayewa (Moor Mother, Irreversible Entanglements)

Tracklist

1. The Way I Feel
2. Seduction / Kidnap Poem
3. Just a Ny Poem
4. Butterflies / I Remember
5. Luxury / Poem
6. My House
7. The Women Gather
8. The Life I Led
9. When I Die
10. Revolutionary Dreams
11. Winter Poem
12. A Certain Peace / When I Nap
13. Poem For a Lady Whose Voice I Like

Label: Modern | Origin: Holland

📌 Opaque Red Vinyl