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David Groff, Lambda Literary Award-winning writer and educator, discusses the need for poets to embrace entrepreneurial ...

Nikki Giovanni died this week, at the age of eighty-one, as that rarest of things: a best-selling poet. Her work burst onto ...

has only good news for my body / and for my mind, she warms them ...

Brad Walrond and Cheryl Clarke's groundbreaking new poetry collections offer profound insights into Black American ...

Nikki Giovanni did not dream of being a writer, but her writing left an indelible mark on America and the world.

Everette Hoagland, the first Poet Laureate of New Bedford, Massachusetts is interviewed at length in the Winter 2024 issue of ...

You know Nikki Giovanni's poems and the power of her words. Here are some facts you might not know about the poet and author who died at age 81.

Ms. Giovanni wrote poetry and prose that celebrated Black identity and attacked white supremacy, yet, at times her verse took ...

Nikki Giovanni, a renowned poet, activist, book author, and educator known for her thoughtful work on race and gender, died ...