Poem For A Lady Whose Voice I Like Poem by Nikki Giovanni
Poem For A Lady Whose Voice I Like
so he said: you ain't got no talent
if you didn't have a face
you wouldn't be nobody
and she said: god created heaven and earth
and all that's Black within them
so he said: you ain't really no hot shit
they tell me plenty sisters
take care better business than you
and she said: on the third day he made chitterlings
and all good things to eat
and said: "that's good"
so he said: if the white folks hadn't been under
yo skirt and been giving you the big play
you'd a had to come on uptown like everybody else
and she replied: then he took a big Black greasy rib
from adam and said we will call this woeman and her
name will be sapphire and she will divide into four parts
that simone may sing a song
and he said: you pretty full of yourself ain't chu
so she replied: show me someone not full of herself
and i'll show you a hungry person
I like her. And I like her poems. And that’s all I can say
The big play! ! ! ! ! Musing along. Thanks for sharing this poem with us.
she said: god created heaven and earth and all that's Black within them...... she replied: show me someone not full of herself and i'll show you a hungry person....A lady- yes, human; full of virtue as man; and the black of skin color also from the created things of God; so why there is discrimination, racism about the skin colors and gender; this poem is very exactly crafted about the womanhood and against racism; love to read
A very brilliant Modern Poem Of The Day. CONGRATS Dear Nikki! Absolute most deserving. Modern Poem Of The Day 5 Stars full on Top
Excellent poem ardently worded.5 Stars full for this truly magnificent poem, Yes, I like this voice too. The Lady? Nikki herself? It does not matter, this poem matters all.
Straightforward and incisive. Liked the closure lines.
Incisive and straightforward. Liked the closure lines.
'so she replied: show me someone not full of herself and i'll show you a hungry person' - good, liked these lines! Congratulations on the poem's selection as the 'Modern Poem of the Day'!
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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Oh the economics of poetry! ! I get to see Nikki in person come March, I am looking so forward to hearing her voice.