RaveNashville SceneIn her new collection of poetry and prose, Make Me Rain: Poems & Prose, her unique voice, bold yet tender, is on display again with a new relevance ... The writing in Make Me Rain is quintessential Giovanni, with the mixture of pride and brashness, honesty and playfulness that is her trademark. The title seems to portend a more contemplative understanding of the world, one that is intensely personal ... One of the most remarkable qualities of Giovanni’s poetry is that it can be direct and uncompromising while also being deeply honest and utterly human.
