Brown described it as “the most that Nikki Giovanni has ever said in a poem that is about her son’s father and, at the same time, about her own father.” “Fathers” flows like her 1972 poem “Mothers,” ...

Black feeling Black talk -- Black judgement -- Re: Creation -- My house -- The Women and the men -- Cotton candy on a rainy day -- Those who ride the night winds -- Occasional poems Summary For the ...

Things / Eloise Greenfield -- Hip hop rules the world / Jacqueline Woodson -- I think I'll call it morning / Gil Scott-Heron -- Aloneness / Gwendolyn Brooks -- The girls in the circle / Nikki Giovanni ...

Virginia Tech is set to honor the late poet Nikki Giovanni, in two different ways this weekend. On Sunday at the Cube in the Moss Arts Center, a new exhibit will be open to the public to fully immerse ...

Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni Jr., one of the most influential Black authors of the 20th century, will soon be buried in Cincinnati.

Celebrated poet Nikki Giovanni published more than 30 books during her lifetime, and nearly a year after her death comes her final collection. “The New Book,” out now, serves as both an elegy and a ...