Poetry Reading with Nikki Giovanni
Location
Janet Ayers Academic Center, JAAC 4094
Presentation Type
Event
Start Date
24-9-2018 10:00 AM
Description
Please join us for a reading by renowned poet, activist, educator, and best-selling author, Nikki Giovanni. Ms. Giovanni has been nominated for a Grammy Award and has won awards such as the Langston Hughes Medal and the NAACP Image Award; she has also been named one of Oprah Winfrey’s 25 “Living Legends.” She began her career in the 1960s as a poet of the Black Arts Movement and has since continued that work as well as writing children’s books that discuss social issues of all kinds. Ms. Giovanni is a University Distinguished Professor at Virginia Tech. After her reading, Ms. Giovanni will field questions from the audience.
Recommended Citation
McDowell, Gary, "Poetry Reading with Nikki Giovanni" (2018). Humanities Symposium. 16.
https://repository.belmont.edu/humanities_symposium/2018/2018/16
Poetry Reading with Nikki Giovanni
Janet Ayers Academic Center, JAAC 4094
Please join us for a reading by renowned poet, activist, educator, and best-selling author, Nikki Giovanni. Ms. Giovanni has been nominated for a Grammy Award and has won awards such as the Langston Hughes Medal and the NAACP Image Award; she has also been named one of Oprah Winfrey’s 25 “Living Legends.” She began her career in the 1960s as a poet of the Black Arts Movement and has since continued that work as well as writing children’s books that discuss social issues of all kinds. Ms. Giovanni is a University Distinguished Professor at Virginia Tech. After her reading, Ms. Giovanni will field questions from the audience.
Comments
Convocation Credit: Creative and Performing Arts