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Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni Jr. [1] [2] (June 7, 1943 – December 9, 2024) was an American poet, writer, commentator, activist and educator. One of the world's best-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.
In 2005, her album, “The Nikki Giovanni Poetry Collection,” was nominated for the Grammy Best Spoken Word Album. She was also named one of Oprah Winfrey’s 25 “Living Legends.” In the ...
“You sound like a poet.” 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.
Renowned poet, activist, author and professor Nikki Giovanni has died. She was 81. “The acclaimed poet, Black Arts Movement icon whose poems of wit, wonder, and wisdom were celebrated in ...
Nikki Giovanni: Winner [4] Black Nature: Four Centuries of African American Nature Poetry: Camille Dungy: Finalist [5] Cooling Board: A Long-Playing Poem: Mitchell L. H. Douglas: Mixology: Adrian Matejka: Roses and Revolutions: The Selected Writings of Dudley Randall: Melba Joyce Boyd: 2011: 100 Best African-American Poems: Nikki Giovanni ...
Poet and civil rights activist Nikki Giovanni, a prominent figure during the Black Arts Movement in the 1960s and '70s who was dubbed "the Princess of Black Poetry," has died. She was 81. Giovanni ...
Nikki Giovanni, ed. (2010). "Harriet Tubman's Email 2 Master," "Mississippi Fretless," "I Love it When You Call Me Big Country." The 100 Best African American Poems (Edited by Nikki Giovvani). ASIN B005HKV8IQ; Nikky Finney, ed. (2007). "Harriet Tubman's Email 2 Master,". The ringing ear: Black poets lean south. ISBN 978-0820329260
Giovanni is one of the world's most famed African American poets, gaining notoriety in the late 1960s as part of the Black Arts Movement. Giovanni's work touched on civil rights , the Black Power ...