Nikki Giovanni The Way I Feel Today (OPAQUE RED VINYL)

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) A1. The Way I Feel A2. Seduction/Kidnap Poem A3. Just A NY Poem A4. Butterflies/I Remember A5. Luxury/Poem A6. My House B1. The Women Gather B2. The Life I Led B3. When I Die B4. Revolutionary Dreams B5. Winter Poem B6. A Certain Peace/When I Nap B7. A Poem For A Lady Whose Voice I Like

• Released: 12/10/21
• Handling Note: **Please allow an additional 72 hours for this item's shipment.**
• Internal ID: JITRE
• Format: Vinyl
• Genre: R&B
• Format Detail: LP; opaque red vinyl