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Nikki Giovanni is an award–winning American poet, activist and professor. Known for her powerful and informative poems on topics ranging from race to societal issues, Giovanni has written numerous poetry collections, children's books and nonfiction essays. She was also nominated for a Grammy for The Nikki Giovanni Poetry Collection. Some of Nikki Giovanni's books include A Good Cry, Rosa, Hip Hop Speaks to Children, Chasing Utopia: A Hybrid, Make Me Rain, Love Poems and many more. Giovanni is the University Distinguished Professor of English at Virginia Tech. She likes to cook, travel and dream.

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Jubilee
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Jubilee
by Margaret Walker, Nikki Giovanni (Foreword by)
Black Ink: Literary Legends on the Peril, Power, and Pleasure of Reading and Writing
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Black Ink: Literary Legends on the Peril, Power, and Pleasure of Reading and Writing
by Stephanie Stokes Oliver (Editor), Nikki Giovanni (Foreword by)
Love Poems
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Love Poems
by Nikki Giovanni
Hip Hop Speaks to Children: A Celebration of Poetry with a Beat
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Hip Hop Speaks to Children: A Celebration of Poetry with a Beat
by Nikki Giovanni, Alicia Vergel de Dios (Illustrator), Damian Ward (Illustrator), Kristen Balouch (Illustrator), Jeremy Tugeau (Illustrator)
A Good Cry: What We Learn from Tears and Laughter
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A Good Cry: What We Learn from Tears and Laughter
by Nikki Giovanni
The Collected Poetry of Nikki Giovanni: 1968-1998
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The Collected Poetry of Nikki Giovanni: 1968-1998
by Nikki Giovanni
Rosa: (Caldecott Honor Book)
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Rosa: (Caldecott Honor Book)
by Nikki Giovanni, Bryan Collier (Illustrator)
I Am Loved
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I Am Loved
by Nikki Giovanni, Ashley Bryan (Illustrator)
A Library
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A Library
by Nikki Giovanni, Erin K. Robinson (Illustrator)
The Civil Rights Reader: American Literature from Jim Crow to Reconciliation
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The Civil Rights Reader: American Literature from Jim Crow to Reconciliation
by Amy Schmidt, Julie Buckner Armstrong, Booker T. Washington, Charles W. Chesnutt, W. E. B. Du Bois
Make Me Rain: Poems & Prose
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Make Me Rain: Poems & Prose
by Nikki Giovanni
A Good Cry: What We Learn From Tears and Laughter
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A Good Cry: What We Learn From Tears and Laughter
by Nikki Giovanni
The 100 Best African American Poems
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The 100 Best African American Poems
by Nikki Giovanni (Editor)
Black Ink: Literary Legends on the Peril, Power, and Pleasure of Reading and Writing
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Black Ink: Literary Legends on the Peril, Power, and Pleasure of Reading and Writing
by Stephanie Stokes Oliver (Editor), Nikki Giovanni (Foreword by)
Bicycles: Love Poems
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Bicycles: Love Poems
by Nikki Giovanni

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Title: Mars. Photographs from the NASA Archive, Author: Emily Lakdawalla Pre-Order Now
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by Emily Lakdawalla, James L. Green, Margaret Weitekamp, Nikki Giovanni, Rob Manning
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Title: Black Heroes, Author: Jessie Carney Smith Ph.D.
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by Jessie Carney Smith Ph.D., Nikki Giovanni (Foreword by)
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Title: The Art Album: Exploring the Connection Between Hip-hop Music and Visual Art, Author: Dawud Knuckles
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by Dawud Knuckles, Nikki Giovanni (Foreword by), Danny Simmons, Russell Simmons
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Title: In the Spirit of Martin: The Living Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Author: Gary Miles Chassman
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by Gary Miles Chassman (Editor), Nikki Giovanni (Introduction), Walter Leonard (Commentaries by)
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Title: Honey, Hush!: An Anthology of African American Women's Humor, Author: Daryl Cumber Dance
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by Daryl Cumber Dance (Editor), Nikki Giovanni (Foreword by)
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Title: A Word on Words: The Best of John Seigenthaler's Interviews, Author: Pat Toomay
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by Pat Toomay (Editor), Frye Gaillard (Editor), Andrew Maraniss (Epilogue by), Arna Bontemps (Contribution by), John Egerton (Contribution by)
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Title: The Civil Rights Reader: American Literature from Jim Crow to Reconciliation, Author: Amy Schmidt
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by Amy Schmidt, Julie Buckner Armstrong, Booker T. Washington, Charles W. Chesnutt, W. E. B. Du Bois
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Title: Artemis 2023, Author: Nikki Giovanni
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by Nikki Giovanni, Ron Smith, Carolyn Kreiter-Foronda
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Title: The Education of a Black Radical: A Southern Civil Rights Activist's Journey, 1959-1964 / Edition 1, Author: D'Army Bailey
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by D'Army Bailey, Nikki Giovanni
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Title: The Selected Poems of Nikki Giovanni, Author: Nikki Giovanni
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by Nikki Giovanni
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Title: The Southern Foodways Alliance Community Cookbook, Author: John T. Edge
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by John T. Edge (Editor), Sara Camp Milam (Editor), Sara Roahen (Editor), Hugh Acheson (Contribution by), Sheri Castle (Contribution by)
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Title: Prose to the People: A Celebration of Black Bookstores, Author: Katie Mitchell Pre-Order Now
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by Katie Mitchell, Nikki Giovanni (Foreword by)
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Title: The Ringing Ear: Black Poets Lean South, Author: Nikky Finney
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by Nikky Finney (Editor), Forrest Hamer (Contribution by), Frank Walker (Contribution by), Alvin Aubert (Contribution by), Gloria Burgess (Contribution by)
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Title: The 100 Best African American Poems, Author: Nikki Giovanni
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by Nikki Giovanni (Editor)
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Title: Love Poems Vinyl Edition + MP3, Author: Nikki Giovanni
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Love Poems Vinyl Edition + MP3
by Nikki Giovanni, Nikki Giovanni (Read by)
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Title: The Swan Song, Author: Kaye Graham
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The Swan Song
by Kaye Graham, Nikki Giovanni, Shelly Hehenberger (Illustrator)
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Title: I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You: Aretha Franklin, Respect, and the Making of a Soul Music Masterpiece, Author: Matt Dobkin
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by Matt Dobkin, Nikki Giovanni (Foreword by)
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Title: A Good Cry: What We Learn From Tears and Laughter, Author: Nikki Giovanni
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Title: Wild Imperfections: An Anthology of Womanist Poems, Author: Natalia Molebatsi
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by Natalia Molebatsi (Editor), Staceyann Chin (Contribution by), Nikki Giovanni (Contribution by)
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Title: The Prosaic Soul of Nikki Giovanni, Author: Nikki Giovanni
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by Nikki Giovanni
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