Gemini. An Extended Autobiographical Statement on My First Twenty-Five Years of Being a Black Poet
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc., 1971. 2nd Printing. Octavo, publisher’s salmon cloth, spine stamped in orange, original photo-illustrated dust jacket.
Second printing of Nikki Giovanni’s early collection of autobiographical prose pieces. A major figure in the Black Arts Movement and one of the most prolific poets of her generation, Giovanni is credited with bringing the aesthetic movement to national attention. Reflecting on the first twenty-five years of her life, Gemini gathers essays, childhood recollections, literary criticism, poetry, and political commentary. Candidly addressing Black identity, family, gender, racism, literature, and revolutionary politics, the collection strengthened Giovanni’s already growing popular reputation and was named a finalist for the 1973 National Book Award. Unclipped dust jacket with light rubbing, soiling and edgewear, with small cellotape repair to head of spine at verso. Very good. Item #13203
$150.00