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Nikki Giovanni

Born

in Knoxville, Tennessee, The United States

June 07, 1943

Website

http://www.nikki-giovanni.com/

Genre

Poetry, Politics, Children's Books

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Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni is a Grammy-nominated American poet, activist and author. She has written numerous volumes of poetry and has been honored with loads of awards, including 20 honorary degrees from national colleges and universities. Her poems are undeniably authentic distillations of black life in America. She was editor of Fisk University's literary magazine. She lives in Blacksburg, Virginia, where she is a University Distinguished Professor at Virginia Tech. ...more

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Average rating: 4.26 · 24,359 ratings · 3,107 reviews · 112 distinct works • Similar authors

	Rosa by Nikki Giovanni, Bryan Collier (Illustrator) 4.36 avg rating — 6,647 ratings — published 2005 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Love Poems 4.24 avg rating — 2,259 ratings — published 1997 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Collected Poetry, 1968-1998 by Nikki Giovanni, Virginia C. Fowler (Introduction) 4.42 avg rating — 1,541 ratings — published 2003 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Good Cry: What We Learn From Tears and Laughter 4.16 avg rating — 1,014 ratings — published 2017 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cotton Candy on a Rainy Day 4.42 avg rating — 897 ratings — published 1978 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bicycles 4.06 avg rating — 967 ratings — published 2009 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Selected Poems, 1968-1995 by Nikki Giovanni, Virginia Fowler (Illustrator) 4.38 avg rating — 877 ratings — published 1996 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Make Me Rain: Poems & Prose 4.22 avg rating — 893 ratings — published 2020 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hip Hop Speaks to Children: A Celebration of Poetry with a Beat by Nikki Giovanni (Editor), Kristen Balouch (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator), Michele Noiset (Illustrator) 4.32 avg rating — 740 ratings — published 2008	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chasing Utopia: A Hybrid 4.11 avg rating — 636 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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