Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Meeting Nikki Giovanni

It has been somewhat of a pleasure, more so of an honor to be introduced to such an elegant yet factual woman such as Yolande Cornelia Giovanni, Jr born in Knoxville Tennessee. This prominent poet and writer made her debut to the public as being a part of the Black Arts movement in the late 1960's. She is a very highly intellectual woman who graduated with honors from Fisk University in 1967. By the mid 1970's, this incredible woman had already established herself as one the leading poetic voices of the nation with many awards to show for it. Her artistic ability in where she expresses pride in her culture is shown within each line of her poem. She doesn't stick to one particular age group, but in her recent years, she’s written poetry for children as well as a picture book. These works include morals to learn within each and every one of her words. (Including Jimmy Grasshopper Versus the Ants) (which I'd love to read by the way). I believe that Nikki Giovanni would be an amazing person to study simply because of her ability to choose her audience. She is able to transform herself to be the orator of many ages. Giovanni’s creativity and artistic voice would make her (in my opinion…if it matters) very interesting to read! Who wouldn’t want to decode messages hidden within the lines of a poem? She is also a very clever woman who has graduated with honors. It’s very rare that you hear about an accomplished woman. I would love to hear her point of view on the various topics that she acknowledges. I also believe we should study Nikki Giovanni because of her history of being involved with the people. This is important because this means she is speaking from experience and her poems will be realistic and relatable which makes her extremely relevant to my life.

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