Legacies: The Poetry of Nikki Giovanni

“Those who have gone before and those who are yet to be birthed – it is to these that we owe our legacies. I am hopeful we are at least as strong as our foreparents and I am confident we will be as intelligent as the next century requires.” This collection of poetry by Nikki Giovanni explores the relationships between generations, and the wisdom that is passed among them in her moving poems: “Once A Lady told Me,” “Mother’s Habits” and “Legacies.”

Track Listing

101	Once a Lady told Me	Nikki Giovanni	01:00
102	Everytime it Rains	Nikki Giovanni	00:59
103	Mother's Habits	Nikki Giovanni	00:43
104	Conversation	Nikki Giovanni	02:15
105	The Geni in the Jar	Nikki Giovanni	00:56
106	Mothers	Nikki Giovanni	01:30
107	The December of My Springs	Nikki Giovanni	01:03
108	The Women Gather	Nikki Giovanni	01:57
109	The Life I Led	Nikki Giovanni	01:12
110	Legacies	Nikki Giovanni	00:40
201	How Do You Write a Poem	Nikki Giovanni	01:16
202	The World Is Not a Pleasant Place to Be	Nikki Giovanni	00:30
203	Nikki-Rosa	Nikki Giovanni	01:18
204	Poem (for Nina)	Nikki Giovanni	01:26
205	Categories	Nikki Giovanni	01:37
206	Housecleaning	Nikki Giovanni	00:24
207	Scrapbooks	Nikki Giovanni	02:30
208	Dreams	Nikki Giovanni	00:39
209	Beautiful Black Men	Nikki Giovanni	00:55
210	Always There are the Children	Nikki Giovanni	01:15