Nikki Giovanni
American poet who was a leading voice of the Black Arts Movement and wrote verse celebrating Black identity and culture with directness and humor. Her early political poems and later nature poetry both found wide audiences.
Works
- Black Feeling Black TalkPoetry celebrating Black culture, identity, and consciousness
- Black JudgementCollection addressing racism, militarism, and Black liberation struggle
- My HousePoetry exploring personal relationships, home, intimacy, and self-possession
- Cotton Candy on a Rainy DayCollection examining loneliness, aging, depression, and the search for meaning
- Bicycles