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Yolande Cornelia " Nikki " Giovanni Jr. [1] [2] (born June 7, 1943) is an American poet, writer, commentator, activist, and educator. One of the world's most well-known African-American poets, [2] her work includes poetry anthologies, poetry recordings, and nonfiction essays, and covers topics ranging from race and social issues to children's ...
Poet Nikki Giovanni was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, on June 7, 1943, and grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio. She graduated with a degree in history from Fisk University. A world-renowned poet and one of the foremost authors of the Black Arts Movement, her notable books of poetry are Black Judgment…
Nikki Giovanni. Poet Nikki Giovanni was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, on June 7, 1943. Although she grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio, she and her sister returned to Knoxville each summer to visit their grandparents.
Jul 11, 2024 · Nikki Giovanni, American poet whose writings ranged from calls for Black power to poems for children and intimate personal statements. Her works often reflected her commitment to the civil rights movement and were suffused with deliberate interpretation of experience through a Black consciousness.
Dec 27, 2021 · Nikki Giovanni Has Made Peace With Her Hate. By David Marchese Photograph by Mamadi Doumbouya. “The door is open,” Nikki Giovanni told me, “and if I’m saying something that you don’t like, you...
Nikki Giovanni. My dream was not to publish or to even be a writer: my dream was to discover something no one else had thought of. I guess that’s why I’m a poet. We put things together in ways no one else does.
Jan 31, 2003 · Award-winning poet, author, and civil rights activist, Nikki Giovanni, was born Yolande Cornelia Giovanni, Jr,. on June 7, 1943, in Knoxville, Tennessee, and was raised in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Nikki Giovanni - Born in 1943, Nikki Giovanni is the author of numerous collections of poetry and was the first recipient of the Rosa Parks Woman of Courage Award.
Nikki Giovanni: Selections. [Jump to poems by publication year: 1960s, 1970s, 1990s, 2000s, 2023] Nikki Giovanni ’s poetry combines fierce conviction, tender humor, and an unwavering devotion to telling her truth as a Black woman who came of age during the Black Power and civil rights movements.
But what are Nikki Giovanni’s best poems? Below, we select and introduce ten of her finest poems which are the ideal ‘way in’ to discovering her work. 1. ‘ Knoxville, Tennessee ’.
