Appreciation: Nikki Giovanni made me a poet. Listen, and she'll still make you one too
When Nikki Giovanni uttered these words in January 2007 at the end of a two-hour interview, she shifted my life’s focus from covering the news to making art with it. Her matter-of-fact declaration offered me what she gave millions of readers, students ...
Nikki Giovanni on making her grandmother proud and doing her duty
My dad told me that he and my mom used to read Nikki Giovanni’s poems to each other when they were in college together in Wisconsin. I remember being enthralled when the cast of “A Different
Nikki Giovanni, poet and proud Knoxvillian, dies at 81
Yolande Cornelia “Nikki” Giovanni Jr., the beloved Knoxville native and internationally recognized poet and provocateur, died Monday in Blacksburg, Virginia. Giovanni, 81, held many titles. She was a writer, activist, educator, recipient of the Langston Hughes Medal and NAACP Image Award, Grammy Award nominee and much more.
Acclaimed poet and activist Nikki Giovanni dies at 81
Renowned poet, activist, author and professor Nikki Giovanni has died. She was 81.
Nikki Giovanni, Renowned Poet and Activist, Dies at 81
Giovanni wrote more than 25 books, including pioneering works like her 1970 debut poetry collection "Black Feeling, Black Talk."
Nikki Giovanni, prolific poet and civil rights activist, dies at 81
Nikki Giovanni did not dream of being a writer, but her writing left an indelible mark on America and the world.
Nikki Giovanni Taught Us to Keep Moving
But the death of Nikki Giovanni on Monday, at 81, felt different. That night, after putting my son to bed, I searched for her name in my Gmail account, looking for correspondence involving an essay I had once assigned to her.
Nikki Giovanni, poet and literary celebrity, has died at 81
Nikki Giovanni, the poet, author, educator and public speaker who went from borrowing money to release her first book to spending decades as a literary celebrity who shared blunt and conversational takes on everything from racism and love to space travel and mortality,
From Ali to Kaepernick, Nikki Giovanni understood the power of sport
Poet Nikki Giovanni was drawn to athletic competition, which made her a fitting mentor to athletes at Virginia Tech.
What Nikki Giovanni Wouldn’t Write About
But the death of Nikki Giovanni on Monday, at 81, felt different. That night, after putting my son to bed, I searched for her ...
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Poet Nikki Giovanni to be buried in Cincinnati's Spring Grove Cemetery
Nikki Giovanni appears at the unveiling of the Maya Angelou Forever Stamp in Washington on April 7, 2015. Acclaimed poet ...
Nikki Giovanni had the confidence to make an art out of mistakes
The beloved poet, who died this week at 81, had a rare willingness to be wrong and learn from others.
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Nikki Giovanni's incredible life: 19 events that took the poet from Knoxville to global stage
Nikki Giovanni, a Knoxville-born poet who sharpened her voice as a revolutionary in the Black Arts Movement and later published bestselling collections reflecting on loss, love and motherhood, ...
Oprah Winfrey remembers Nikki Giovanni: ‘She helped me to love poetry and myself’
Oprah Winfrey, who honored Nikki Giovanni at her famous Legends Ball, shared with Knox News her favorite poem.
Before Nikki Giovanni's death, poet heard — and praised — tribute album by Chicago's Rhymefest
But one Chicagoan was lucky enough to honor Giovanni while she was still alive.
'Princess of Black poetry' Nikki Giovanni's Cincinnati childhood influenced her work
Legendary poet and civil rights activist Nikki Giovanni died Monday. She got her start as a child growing up in Cincinnati's ...