Nikki Giovanni

Bio

Nikki Giovanni was an American poet whose writings range from calls for Black power to poems for children and intimate personal statements. She was a significant member of the Black Arts movement, a period of artistic and literary development among Black American artists in the 1960s and early ’70s.

Photo from: Poetry Foundation - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/nikki-giovanni

Reading Materials

Poems:

• A Journey by Nikki Giovanni

• Winter Poem by Nikki Giovanni