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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 literature. She has won numerous awards, including ...
P oet 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 (1968) and Those Who Ride the Night Winds (1983), which were influenced by her participation in the ...
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. Nikki graduated with honors in history from her grandfather's alma mater, Fisk University. Since 1987, she has been on the faculty at Virginia Tech, where she is a University Distinguished Professor.
Sep 17, 2024 · Nikki Giovanni (born June 7, 1943, Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.) is an American poet whose writings range from calls for Black power to poems for children and intimate personal statements. Giovanni grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio, and Knoxville, Tennessee, and in 1960 she entered Nashville’s Fisk University.
Yolande Cornelia ‘Nikki’ Giovanni Jr, born in 1943, is one of the best-known African-American poets in the world. She has received numerous awards for her work, including the Langston Hughes Medal and the NAACP Image Award, while an album of her poetry, The Nikki Giovanni Poetry Collection, was nominated for a Grammy Award.
Jan 31, 2003 · Nikki Giovanni talks about getting her first poems published while at Fisk University; Nikki Giovanni recalls one of her first jobs as a social worker; Nikki Giovanni's poems performed by Adriana Santiago and Charlotte Della Cain; Nikki Giovanni talks about H. Rap Brown and modern rap musicians; Nikki Giovanni discusses recording her poetry to ...
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. Nikki graduated with honors in history from her grandfather's alma mater, Fisk University. Since 1987, she has been on the faculty at Virginia Tech, where she is a University Distinguished Professor.
Yolanda Cornelia “Nikki” Giovanni was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, on June 7, 1943. She was the daughter of Jones “Gus” Giovanni and Yolande Cornelia Giovanni (née Watson). Raised in Woodlawn, Ohio, north of Cincinnati, Giovanni was the youngest of two daughters. Her older sister, Gary Ann ...
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. Nikki graduated with honors in history from her grandfather's alma mater, Fisk University. Since 1987, she has been on the faculty at Virginia Tech, where she is a University Distinguished Professor.
Jan 18, 2024 · Giovanni is the subject of a new HBO documentary, Going To Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project. In a wide-ranging conversation with Q's Tom Power, she had a lot to say about talent — what it means ...
