Nikki Giovanni
Nikki Giovanni
Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni, Jr.is an American poet, writer, commentator, activist, and educator. One of the world's most well-known African-American poets, her work includes poetry anthologies, poetry recordings, and nonfiction essays, and covers topics ranging from race and social issues to children's literature. She has won numerous awards, including the Langston Hughes Medal, the NAACP Image Award, and has been nominated for a Grammy Award, for her Nikki Giovanni Poetry Collection. Additionally, she has recently been named as one of...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth7 June 1943
CityKnoxville, TN
CountryUnited States of America
God knows it's a sign of a really sick mind to see grown people, adults with responsibilities, wearing class rings.
[My] Books are like puppies and children: you love each one for different reasons. I don't actually have a favorite because, if I were honest, I'm always more excited about what is coming.
We love because it's the only true adventure.
The more you love someone the more he wants from you and the less you have to give since you've already given him your love.
Love is the offspring of spiritual affinity and unless that affinity is created in a moment, it will not be created for years or even generations.
If I could come back as anything - I'd be a bird, first, but definitely the command key is my second choice.
A white face goes with a white mind. Occasionally a black face goes with a white mind. Very seldom a white face will have a black mind.
Violence is like money in the bank; it's only helpful if you don't have to use it.
You have to use what you have in order to get what you need and the people can not be rich unless somebody is rich. The Hip-Hop generation has carried more people with it than any other enterprise Black Americans have had.
We obviously need the truth. We're living in a country of lies.
the world is not a pleasant place to be without someone to hold and be held by.
Poetry and music are very good friends. Like mommies and daddies and strawberries and cream - they go together.
I love you because no two snowflakes are alike, and it is possible, if you stand tippy-toe, to walk between the raindrops.
Who I am really keeps surprising me.