Nikki Giovanni
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born
June 07, 1943
gender
female
place of birth
Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
genre
Poetry, Politics
about this author
Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni is a Grammy-nominated American poet, activist and author.
books by Nikki Giovanni
combine editionsavg rating: 4.28 | 1180 ratings | 47 distinct works
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Love Poems (Hardcover) by Nikki Giovanni avg rating 4.27 — 211 ratings — published 1997 2 editions |
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The Selected Poems of Nikki Giovanni: 1968-1995 (Hardcover) by Nikki Giovanni avg rating 4.49 — 151 ratings — published 1996 |
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Cotton Candy on a Rainy Day (Paperback) by Nikki Giovanni avg rating 4.38 — 127 ratings — published 1980 2 editions |
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The Collected Poetry of Nikki Giovanni: 1968-1998 (P.S.) by Nikki Giovanni avg rating 4.27 — 75 ratings — published 2007 2 editions |
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Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea: Poems and Not Quite Poems (Hardcover) by Nikki Giovanni avg rating 4.01 — 72 ratings — published 2002 2 editions |
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Blues: For All the Changes: New Poems (Hardcover) by Nikki Giovanni avg rating 4.11 — 63 ratings — published 1999 |
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My House (Paperback) by Nikki Giovanni avg rating 4.20 — 51 ratings — published 1974 2 editions |
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Rosa (Hardcover) by Nikki Giovanni avg rating 4.55 — 47 ratings — published 2005 3 editions |
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Women and the Men (Paperback) by Nikki Giovanni avg rating 4.13 — 47 ratings — published 1979 |
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Ego-Tripping and Other Poems for Young People (Paperback) by Nikki Giovanni avg rating 4.28 — 39 ratings — published 1993 3 editions |
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quotes by Nikki Giovanni
"There is always something to do. There are hungry people to feed, naked people to clothe, sick people to comfort and make well. And while I don't expect you to save the world I do think it's not asking too much for you to love those with whom you sleep, share the happiness of those whom you call friend, engage those among you who are visionary and remove from your life those who offer you depression, despair and disrespect."
— Nikki Giovanni
— Nikki Giovanni
"I love you because no two snowflakes are alike, and it is possible, if you stand tippy-toe, to walk between the raindrops. "
— Nikki Giovanni
— Nikki Giovanni
