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Poems for My People and Me
Year
2012
Language
ENGLISH
Publication Information
Mira Digital Publishing
Summary
Poems for My People and Me was taken from the iconic Nina Simone. In her song titled Mississippi Goddamn, she sings of how all she want is equality for "my sister, my brother, my people and me." The spirit of Nina Simone's cry to the world is infused throughout Poems for My People and Me with verses of struggle and triumph dealing with race, sex, and poverty.