Nikki Giovanni
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Nikki Giovanni is one of the most prominent black poets of her generation. Born on June 7, 1943, in Knoxville, Tenn., she graduated from Fisk University and later studied at Columbia University. Giovanni creates strongly written poems to convey messages of love, frustration, alienation, and the näytä lisää black experience. She gained national fame with the publication of Black Feeling, Black Talk, Black Judgement in 1970. Full of the spirit of the black community during this era, her works captured the anger and frustration of many of its members. Giovanni has been the recipient of grants from both the National Endowment for the Arts and the Ford Foundation. She has taught English at Rutgers University, Ohio State University, and Queens College and has given frequent poetry readings. She is also known for several sound recordings of her poetry, including Truth Is On Its Way. She has also been a Professor of English at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. (Bowker Author Biography) näytä vähemmän
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Hip Hop Speaks to Children: A Celebration of Poetry with a Beat (2008) — Toimittaja — 447 kappaletta
Gemini: An Extended Autobiographical Statement on My First Twenty-Five Years of Being a Black Poet (1971) 92 kappaletta
Grand Mothers: Poems, Reminiscences, and Short Stories About the Keepers of Our Traditions (1994) — Toimittaja — 77 kappaletta
Shimmy Shimmy Shimmy Like My Sister Kate: Looking At The Harlem Renaissance Through Poems (1996) 71 kappaletta
Grand Fathers: Reminiscences, Poems, Recipes, and Photos of the Keepers of Our Traditions (1999) — Toimittaja — 25 kappaletta
Being Alive Is a Good Idea: A Wide-Ranging Conversation with Nikki Giovanni and Glory Edim (2021) 8 kappaletta
Jubilee 4 kappaletta
Truth Is On Its Way 2 kappaletta
Anthology of Application Writers 2 kappaletta
Two Friends 2 kappaletta
Good Night 2 kappaletta
Giovanni, Nikki Archive 1 kappale
73 Poems for 73 Years: Celebrating the Life of Lucille Clifton — Producer — 1 kappale
The World Is Not a Pleasant Place to Be 1 kappale
Night comes softly 1 kappale
Only the Best of Nikki Giovanni 1 kappale
Nikki-Rosa 1 kappale
The Collected Poetry, 1968-1998 1 kappale
Like A Ripple On A Pond 1 kappale
Entropy 3 1 kappale
Associated Works
Daughters of Africa: An International Anthology of Words and Writings by Women of African Descent from the Ancient… (1992) — Avustaja — 159 kappaletta
Writing Women's Lives: An Anthology of Autobiographical Narratives by Twentieth-Century American Women Writers (1994) — Avustaja — 121 kappaletta
In Search of Color Everywhere: A Collection of African-American Poetry (1656) — Avustaja — 100 kappaletta
These United States: Original Essays by Leading American Writers on Their State within the Union by John Leonard (1995) — Avustaja — 91 kappaletta
Honey, Hush! An Anthology of African American Women's Humor (1657) — Esipuhe; Avustaja — 76 kappaletta
Black Ink: Literary Legends on the Peril, Power and Pleasure of Reading and Writing (2018) — Esipuhe — 75 kappaletta
Angles of Ascent: A Norton Anthology of Contemporary African American Poetry (2013) — Avustaja — 42 kappaletta
The Word: Black Writers Talk About the Transformative Power of Reading and Writing (2011) — Avustaja — 33 kappaletta
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You: Aretha Franklin, Respect, and the Making of a Soul Music Masterpiece (2004) — Esipuhe, eräät painokset — 24 kappaletta
The Unforgetting Heart: An Anthology of Short Stories by African American Women (1859-1993) (1993) — Avustaja — 23 kappaletta
The Artists' and Writers' Cookbook: A Collection of Stories with Recipes (2016) — Avustaja — 18 kappaletta
Poemhood: Our Black Revival: History, Folklore & the Black Experience: A Young Adult Poetry Anthology (2024) — Avustaja — 15 kappaletta
The Bluelight Corner: Black Women Writing on Passion, Sex, and Romantic Love (1998) — Avustaja — 9 kappaletta
Heav'nly Tidings From the Afric Muse: The Grace and Genius of Phillis Wheatley Poet Laureate of the American Revolution (2017) — Esipuhe, eräät painokset — 5 kappaletta
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- Virallinen nimi
- Giovanni, Yolande Cornelia, Jr.
- Syntymäaika
- 1943-06-07
- Sukupuoli
- female
- Kansalaisuus
- USA
- Syntymäpaikka
- Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
- Asuinpaikat
- Virginia, USA
- Koulutus
- Fisk University (BA, Honors|History|1967)
University of Pennsylvania
Columbia University - Ammatit
- poet
essayist
professor - Organisaatiot
- Virginia Tech University
- Palkinnot ja kunnianosoitukset
- NAACP Image Award (1998, 1999, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
The Langston Hughes Award for Distinguished Contributions to Arts and Letters (1996)
Maya Angelou Lifetime Achievement Award (2017)
Caldecott Honor Book Award (2006)
Carl Sandburg Literary Award (2007)
Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize (2022)
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