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"Well, OK, it seems to always fall on me to tell the truth
and, hey I don't mind. It's not nearly as bad a job as some people think...." -from Sacred Cows...and Other Edibles "In this collection of autobiographical essays and articles, Nikki Giovanni, our most widely read living Black poet, takes some lofty institutions and major life crises and clearly comes out the winner. Whether she's dealing with the Miss America Pageant, health spas, parenthood, our national anthem, or her life as a poet, her wry humor and genuine affection for and understanding of a much beleaguered humanity shines through. In the title essay, she discusses the problems and pleasures of being a daughter and a sister and a mother and a woman, and along the way touches on Black leadership, consumerism, game shows, and television commercials. Her anguish over the death of her father, her pride in her teen-age son, and her love for her life, her people, and the better qualities of us all offer a lesson readers will identify with and appreciate. This is triumphant prose with all the gritty reality of Giovanni's best poetry". -from back cover |