Savor the Poet's Work

In preparation for Nikki Giovanni's Visions and Voices appearance, you might enjoy the following links:

• You can visit the poet's website for video of Giovanni reading her own poems:
  • Ego Tripping [There May Be a Reason Why]
  • Nikki Rosa
  • Stardate 18628.190
  • Train Rides
• For links to the poems "My First Memory [of Librarians]," "Possum Crossing," and "Quilts," go to Giovanni's Poets.org page.
• Her Virginia Tech faculty profile is here.
• Moreover, Giovanni is one of Oprah Winfrey's Living Legends.

On YouTube, you can catch an appearance of Giovanni on Def Poetry [she is the third of three poets in the clip] as well as her rousing performance at the Virgina Tech convocation.