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  2. Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni Jr. (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.

  3. Dec 16, 2013 · Poet Nikki Giovanni Talks Love, Marriage. Award-winning poet Nikki Giovanni joins HuffPost and talks about how at her age, everyone she falls in love with is already married. ...more. Award ...

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  4. Oct 29, 2013 · Nikki Giovanni is one of the most celebrated living poets, known for beautiful descriptions of family, friends, politics and even food. Host Michel Martin talks with Giovanni about her "truth...

  5. 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.

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  6. Oct 31, 2020 · And I think that as a woman … my Aunt Agnes calls me. Her husband Clinton died, and her son had cancer. And her other son William, who we called Little William, had died. And so she only had Terry. She knew that Terry was dying. And so there was just — she didn’t really have anybody I guess but me.

  7. Dec 27, 2021 · Beginning with her first book, “Black Feeling, Black Talk” in 1968, and on through to “Make Me Rain” in 2020, Giovannis writing has expressed a great many forceful ideas — about love ...

  8. Apr 2, 2014 · Who Is Nikki Giovanni? Nikki Giovanni established Cincinnati's first Black Arts Festival in 1967. She published her first book of poems, Black Feeling, Black Talk in 1968.

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