Special Report: Underground Pledging vs. Membership Intake Process Oct 20, 2009
Nikki Giovanni is a Delta. Michelle Obamaaccepted. (Slate)
A librarian shares her poetry picks for young and old Apr 13, 2009
Selected by Nikki Giovanni ... "One part story, one part rhythm." That's how Nikki Giovanni describes hip-hop, and to demonstrate she has chosen a delightful assortment of works that take us on an excursion through the history of black poetry. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Sun, sand, and a second wedding Apr 4, 2009
Also participating was poet Nikki Giovanni. Names can be reached at or at 617-929-8253. (Boston Globe)
Senators discuss SGA week events, ballot referendums Mar 26, 2009
Nikki Giovanni will speak Thursday at 7 p.m. in the UC Auditorium. Giovanni is a Tennessee native from Knoxville. (The University Echo, TN)
Polaneczky: 'Rosa' highlights woman's feat in civil rights history Mar 15, 2009
"Rosa" by Nikki Giovanni (Square Fish, 44 pp ... Nikki Giovanni tells the tale of a seamstress named Rosa Parks, and really gives us a peek at her life. (Athens Banner-Herald)
A word of thanks on recent event Mar 14, 2009
One of the highlights of the afternoon was Stephanie Walls reading from Nikki Giovanni s poem Ego Tripping. This is an excerpt from the poem: My oldest daughter is Nefertiti; the tears from my birth pains created the Nile. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
PHA freshman wins statewide Poetry Out Loud competition Mar 13, 2009
Hercule selected the following poems, all challenging and sophisticated, to perform: "Sympathy" by Paul Laurence Dunbar, "a song in the front yard," by Gwendolyn Brooks, and "Walking down Park" by Nikki Giovanni. Loading commenting interface. (Somerville Journal, MA)
This month, flip through the pages of black history Feb 24, 2009
99) by Nikki Giovanni, who's 65, includes 65 poems that deal with the death of her mother and sister as well as the massacre at Virginia Tech, where Giovanni teaches. "Bicycles are trust and balance," she writes, "and that's what love is.". (USA Today)
Nikki Giovanni: Poet, writer, activist addresses plight of blacks then to now Feb 23, 2009
With those words, noted poet, writer, activist and Virginia Tech University distinguished professor of English Nikki Giovanni set the stage for her presentation during Voorhees College's Black History Month program Thursday on the Denmark campus. Approximately 500 people were in attendance, including 50 students from local elementary, middle and high schools. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
The Prose of Passion Feb 13, 2009
Writer Zora Neale Hurston said it makes your soul crawl out from its hiding place, while poet Nikki Giovanni declared it an adventure. Novelist Harriet Wilson called love an arbitrary and inexorable tyrant. (Slate)
Authors, authors! Students become writers through PAL book club Feb 12, 2009
The current emphasis is on hip hop books, with the group reading Hip Hop Speaks to Children, by Nikki Giovanni. Hip hop books have rhythm and rhyme, Lawson-Young said, adding that she introduces music into the sessions. (Florida Today)
FOR THE KIDS: Reading all about Abe Feb 7, 2009
Thanks to these titles, even the kids can read all about Abe - USATODAY.com. Thanks to these titles, even the kids can read all about Abe. (USA Today)
