Nikki Giovanni

The Prosaic Soul of Nikki Giovanni (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

For the first time, the collected prose of national treasure Nikki Giovanni

Gemini: An Extended Autobiographical Statement on My First Twenty-Five Years of Being a Black Poet
Nominated for the National Book Award, this is a journey -- both private and public -- through the trials and triumphs of 1960s America.

Sacred Cows ... And Other Edibles
Winner of the Ohioana Library Award, these fresh and wryly humorous essays explore some of America's lofty institutions and the poet's pivotal life experiences.

Racism 101
This collection of essays contributes a vital and critical chapter to the debate on American national values.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: HarperCollins
• Seitenzahl: 592
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Oktober 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780061973079
• Artikelnr.: 38003863

Autorenporträt

Nikki Giovanni (1943-2024), poet, activist, mother, grandmother, and educator, was raised in Tennessee and Ohio and graduated with honors from Fisk University in Nashville. The author of over thirty books, she was also the recipient of seven NAACP Image Awards, the Langston Hughes Medal for Outstanding Poetry, as well as twenty-seven honorary degrees. She garnered her most unusual honor in 2007 when a South American bat speciesMicronycteris giovanniaewas named in celebration of her. A devoted teacher, she spent thirty-five years as University Distinguished Professor of English at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia. She was an honorary member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.