Nikki Giovanni By: Rachel Collins 3 rd Period. The Life Of Nikki Giovanni She was born in Knoxville Tennessee She was born in Knoxville Tennessee Her.

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Nikki Giovanni By: Rachel Collins 3 rd Period

The Life Of Nikki Giovanni She was born in Knoxville Tennessee She was born in Knoxville Tennessee Her whole name is Yolande Cornelia Giovanni Her whole name is Yolande Cornelia Giovanni She was a distinguished professor of Virginia Tech She was a distinguished professor of Virginia Tech She has won NAACP awards in 1998 and 2000 for her poetry She has won NAACP awards in 1998 and 2000 for her poetry She has even won the woman of the year award She has even won the woman of the year award

Well known works of Giovanni Love is Love is Nikki-Rosa Nikki-Rosa Choices Choices Kidnap Poem Kidnap Poem Friendship Poem Friendship Poem

More of Nikki

The World is Not Pleasant Place To Be The world is not a pleasant place to be with someone to hold and to be held by The world is not a pleasant place to be with someone to hold and to be held by A river would stop its flow if only a stream were there to receive it An ocean would never laugh if clouds weren’t there to kiss her tears The world is not a pleasant place to be without someone here