Poetry, Prose, and Politics in “Make Me Rain” – Chicago Review of Books

Poetry, Prose, and Politics in “Make Me Rain” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] Nikki Giovanni—one of the great poets of any generation—still has much to impart in Make Me Rain, her hybrid autobiography of poems and prose.  Given the tumultuous aspects of 2020, the disruptions and dislocations of quotidian and public life, there’s a refreshing discordance in reading Giovanni’s newest and especially personal collection. Throughout the book, … Read more