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 mostrar más 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) mostrar menos
Series
Obras de Nikki Giovanni
Gemini: An Extended Autobiographical Statement on My First Twenty-Five Years of Being a Black Poet (1971) 92 copias
Grand Mothers: Poems, Reminiscences, and Short Stories About the Keepers of Our Traditions (1994) — Editor — 77 copias
Shimmy Shimmy Shimmy Like My Sister Kate: Looking At The Harlem Renaissance Through Poems (1996) 71 copias
Grand Fathers: Reminiscences, Poems, Recipes, and Photos of the Keepers of Our Traditions (1999) — Editor — 25 copias
Jubilee 4 copias
Good Night 2 copias
Anthology of Application Writers 2 copias
Two Friends 2 copias
73 Poems for 73 Years: Celebrating the Life of Lucille Clifton — Producer — 1 copia
Truth is on its way 1 copia
Night comes softly 1 copia
The Collected Poetry, 1968-1998 1 copia
Like A Ripple On A Pond 1 copia
Giovanni, Nikki Archive 1 copia
Nikki-Rosa 1 copia
Only the Best of Nikki Giovanni 1 copia
Entropy 3 1 copia
Obras relacionadas
Daughters of Africa: An International Anthology of Words and Writings by Women of African Descent from the Ancient… (1992) — Contribuidor — 159 copias
Writing Women's Lives: An Anthology of Autobiographical Narratives by Twentieth-Century American Women Writers (1994) — Contribuidor — 121 copias
In Search of Color Everywhere: A Collection of African-American Poetry (1656) — Contribuidor — 99 copias
These United States: Original Essays by Leading American Writers on Their State within the Union by John Leonard (1995) — Contribuidor — 90 copias
Honey, Hush! An Anthology of African American Women's Humor (1657) — Prólogo; Contribuidor — 76 copias
Black Ink: Literary Legends on the Peril, Power and Pleasure of Reading and Writing (2018) — Prólogo — 73 copias
Angles of Ascent: A Norton Anthology of Contemporary African American Poetry (2013) — Contribuidor — 43 copias
The Word: Black Writers Talk About the Transformative Power of Reading and Writing (2011) — Contribuidor — 33 copias
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You: Aretha Franklin, Respect, and the Making of a Soul Music Masterpiece (2004) — Prólogo, algunas ediciones — 24 copias
The Unforgetting Heart: An Anthology of Short Stories by African American Women (1859-1993) (1993) — Contribuidor — 23 copias
The Artists' and Writers' Cookbook: A Collection of Stories with Recipes (2016) — Contribuidor — 18 copias
Poemhood: Our Black Revival: History, Folklore & the Black Experience: A Young Adult Poetry Anthology (2024) — Contribuidor — 13 copias
The Bluelight Corner: Black Women Writing on Passion, Sex, and Romantic Love (1998) — Contribuidor — 9 copias
Heav'nly Tidings From the Afric Muse: The Grace and Genius of Phillis Wheatley Poet Laureate of the American Revolution (2017) — Prólogo, algunas ediciones — 5 copias
Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Nombre legal
- Giovanni, Yolande Cornelia, Jr.
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1943-06-07
- Género
- female
- Nacionalidad
- USA
- Lugar de nacimiento
- Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
- Lugares de residencia
- Virginia, USA
- Educación
- Fisk University (BA, Honors|History|1967)
University of Pennsylvania
Columbia University - Ocupaciones
- poet
essayist
professor - Organizaciones
- Virginia Tech University
- Premios y honores
- 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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Estadísticas
- Obras
- 77
- También por
- 59
- Miembros
- 7,146
- Popularidad
- #3,433
- Valoración
- 4.0
- Reseñas
- 297
- ISBNs
- 199
- Idiomas
- 4
- Favorito
- 20