Nikki Giovanni performs during the 12th Annual Afropunk Brooklyn Festival at Commodore Barry Park on August 27, 2016 in New York City.
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Nikki Giovanni

Nikki Giovanni

is a poet who was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, and grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio. Since 1987, she has been on the faculty of Virginia Tech, where she is a University Distinguished Professor Emerita.


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