Nikki GiovanniNikki Giovanni

By: Rachel Collins By: Rachel Collins

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The Life Of Nikki Giovanni The Life Of Nikki Giovanni

She was born in Knoxville Tennessee She was born in Knoxville Tennessee Her whole name is Yolande Cornelia Her whole name is Yolande Cornelia

GiovanniGiovanni She was a distinguished professor of She was a distinguished professor of

Virginia Tech Virginia Tech She has won NAACP awards in 1998 and She has won NAACP awards in 1998 and

2000 for her poetry2000 for her poetry She has even won the woman of the year She has even won the woman of the year

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Well known works of Well known works of GiovanniGiovanni

Love isLove is Nikki-RosaNikki-Rosa ChoicesChoices Kidnap PoemKidnap Poem Friendship PoemFriendship Poem

More of NikkiMore of Nikki

The World is Not Pleasant Place The World is Not Pleasant Place

To BeTo Be The world is not a pleasant place to be The world is not a pleasant place to be

with someone to hold and to be held with someone to hold and to be held byby

A river would stop its flow if only a A river would stop its flow if only a stream were there to receive it stream were there to receive it

An ocean would never laugh if clouds An ocean would never laugh if clouds weren’t there to kiss her tearsweren’t there to kiss her tears

The world is not a pleasant place to be The world is not a pleasant place to be without someone herewithout someone here