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The CARE PodcastUse Everything You've Been Given: Nikki Giovanni's Philosophy for Athletes & Leaders | CARE Podcast #37Discover how Nikki Giovanni's powerful philosophy — "Use everything you've been given" — transforms athletes, leaders, and performers. Coach Bob Herb breaks down how to inventory your complete toolkit of strengths, experiences, and even struggles to gain a competitive advantage.In this episode, learn how great athletes use more than just physical talent, why mental game mastery means using ALL your resources, and practical strategies to stop focusing on what you lack and start maximizing what you have.Whether you're an athlete looking to elevate your performance, a leader building your team, or anyone seeking personal growth, this...
2025-10-2107 min
Madame Speaker SaysNikki Giovanni on Toni Morrison: Why "The Bluest Eye" Still Saves Lives 50 Years Later🙋🏽♀️Like this Episode? Text meBONUS Episode - From our 2020 Conversation with Nikki GiovanniThink poetry is just pretty words? Think again. Nikki Giovanni—who survived lung cancer, buried her best friend James Baldwin, and kept teaching at Virginia Tech through everything—breaks down Morrison's genius, the writers who shaped her, and why celebrating "The Bluest Eye" fifty years later isn't nostalgia, it's survival.This was our 2020 conversation when the world felt like it was cracking open and we needed Giovanni's voice—sharp, warm, uncompromising—more than ever.You'll hear her talk about...
2025-10-051h 05
The Chauncey DeVega ShowHonoring the Titan Nikki Giovanni On this impromptu Easter Day installment of the podcast, Chauncey DeVega reflects on our collective discombobulation (and mass disinhibition), building our inner Noah's Ark to survive these dark times that are getting much worse and much faster with Trump's return to power, and the symbolism and metaphorical power of the Easter holiday and the spring season. Following through on the importance of building our inner Noah's Ark and filling it with things that bring us joy, Chauncey shares his thoughts on this year's WWE WrestleMania 41 event, and what should have been an epic bout between John Cena a...
2025-04-231h 12
Adalberto Nascimento | Poesia e RecitaçãoEscolhas | Poesia por Nikki GiovanniNikki Giovanni (1943 - 2024) é uma poeta, escritora e ativista americana, conhecida por sua poesia engajada e sua forte voz na luta pelos direitos civis e pela valorização da cultura afro-americana.fonte:https://pontesoutras.wordpress.com/2019/10/22/3-poemas-de-nikki-giovanni-traduzidos-por-desiree-dos-santos/A sua compra pelo nosso link nos ajuda com uma pequena comissão e não altera o preço do produto para você......Livros de Nikki Giovanni na Amazon:https://amzn.to/3XxqegYLivraria do canal:https://amzn.to/43GDxQ3Meu trabalho:https://linktr.ee/adalbertonascimento
2025-04-0503 min
The Last BohemiansNikki Giovanni: the late great poet on integrity, self-care and Tupac tattoosNikki Giovanni was one of the greatest poets of her generation and it was an honour to sit with her for a special episode of The Last Bohemians, recorded in Spring 2024 in London, while she was promoting what would become her final anthology, Poems: 1968-2020 (Penguin Classics). When we saw she was in town, we jumped at the chance to speak with her and we're very grateful to have been granted an audience.A poet, author and activist, Nikki was considered a key figure in the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s and 70s, which ran parallel...
2025-03-0734 min
The HillTalksExclusive: Christie Dashiell on the Grammys, Nikki Giovanni Day & DEI Under AttackHello, Hello, This week on “The HillTalks” podcast, We bring you an exclusive interview with Grammy-nominated artist and Howard professor Christie Dashiell as she shares her journey to the Grammys, her unforgettable night, and what's next. Plus, we cover the Nikki Giovanni Read-A-Thon, now cemented as Nikki Giovanni Day at Howard, and examine how Trump's anti-DEI agenda is impacting major industries.
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2025-02-2827 min
With Good ReasonCelebrating Nikki GiovanniWhen Nikki Giovanni passed away in December at the age of 81, she left a legacy that will continue to be a beacon of light for generations to come. We first had Nikki on With Good Reason more than 20 years ago when I spoke to her about space travel and her poem, Quilting The Black Eyed Pea. And: Rapper Tupac Shakur famously sported a “thug life” tattoo… and so did Nikki Giovanni. I sat down with her in 2014 to talk about the poem she dedicated to Tupac after he was killed in 1996.
Later in the show: The dean of southern cookery, Edna L...
2025-01-3052 minWith Good ReasonCelebrating Nikki GiovanniWhen Nikki Giovanni passed away in December at the age of 81, she left a legacy that will continue to be a beacon of light for generations to come. We first had Nikki on With Good Reason more than 20 years ago when I spoke to her about space travel and her poem, Quilting The Black Eyed Pea. And: Rapper Tupac Shakur famously sported a “thug life” tattoo… and so did Nikki Giovanni. I sat down with her in 2014 to talk about the poem she dedicated to Tupac after he was killed in 1996.
Later in the show: The dean of southern cookery, Edna L...
2025-01-3052 min
A Date with Destiny; It's all about the Love!A Date with Destiny-It's all about the LOVE featuring Nikki Giovanni"My dream was not to publish or to even be a writer: my dream was to discover something no one else had thought of. I guess that’s why I’m a poet. We put things together in ways no one else does." -Nikki Giovanni“"A Date with Destiny” is designed to help motivate, inspire and EMPOWER you to live your life in the highest context of love, peace and joy! It will help you to take a closer look within yourself and discover the great, “I AM” that dwells there. It will help you t...
2025-01-131h 00
Last WordNikki Giovanni, Gerd Heidemann, Cherry Hill, Sir Richard Carew PoleJohn Wilson on Nikki Giovanni, a leading poet in the 1960s Black Arts Movement who is hailed as one of the most important artist-intellectuals of the 20th century.Gerd Heidemann, the German journalist who found himself at the centre of one of the greatest journalist scandals of the 20th century, the Hitler diaries hoax.Cherry Hill, the award-winning model engineer who created detailed, functioning scaled-down models of Victorian traction engines.Sir Richard Carew Pole, the aristocrat who was a driving force behind the creation of Cornwall's Eden Project and Tate St Ives.
2024-12-2727 min
Explore the Latest Full Audiobooks in Kids, Non-fictionRosa by Nikki GiovanniPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/855716to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Rosa
Author: Nikki Giovanni
Narrator: Nikki Giovanni
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 0 hours 11 minutes
Release date: December 24, 2024
Genres: Non-fiction
Publisher's Summary:
An inspiring account of an event that shaped American history She had not sought this moment but she was ready for it. When the policeman bent down to ask 'Auntie, are you going to move?' all the strength of all the people through all those many years joined in her. She said, 'No.' Fifty years after her refusal to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama...
2024-12-2411 min
Embrace The Critically-Acclaimed Full Audiobook Now, Busy Professionals!Rosa by Nikki GiovanniPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/74400to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Rosa
Author: Nikki Giovanni
Narrator: Nikki Giovanni
Format: mp3
Length: 11 mins
Release date: 12-24-24
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 2 ratings
Genres: Biographies
Publisher's Summary:
Fifty years after her refusal to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama, city bus, Mrs. Rosa Parks is still one of the most important figures in the American civil rights movement. This tribute to Mrs. Parks is a celebration of her courageous action and the events that followed.
2024-12-2411 min
Our World Our TimeOur World Our Time Ep mini 165 Nikki GiovanniThis episode is about the great, iconic Nikki Giovanni. I also speak on not understanding how we can hate on people losing their jobs. I saw Red One on Prime too. Please do your own research on Nikki Giovanni, thanks for listening and enjoy.
00:00 Intro
01:19 Nikki Giovanni Deserves More Recognition
02:39 Red One Is On Prime
9:14 LeBron Is Out For Now
11:32 Music Artists Rock House Parties For Drugs
16:30 When Did We Stop Having Sympathy For People Losing Their Jobs ?
42:03 Nikki Giovanni
49:01 Outro
2024-12-1950 min
Think Out LoudRemembering the grace and power of poet Nikki GiovanniEarlier this month, the celebrated and prolific poet, author and professor Nikki Giovanni died at the age of 81 from a third bout of cancer, according to Virginia Tech. She taught at the university for 35 years as an English professor before her retirement in 2022. Giovanni published her first collections of poetry, “Black Feeling Black Talk” and “Black Judgment,” in 1968, and was a leading figure in the Black Arts Movement that emerged during the Civil Rights Era.
We listen back to an interview we recorded with Giovanni in 2014 after the release of “Chasing Utopia,” a collection of poetry and prose which c...
2024-12-1832 min
Hopeton Hay PodcastsNikki Giovanni: An Interview from November 15, 2020Black cultural icon and poet Nikki Giovanni died on December 9, 2024, at the age of 81. On November 15, 2020, Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed her about her book of poetry and prose, Make Me Rain, which was just published the month before. In Make Me Rain, Giovanni calls attention to injustice and racism, celebrates Black culture and Black lives, and gives readers an unfiltered look into her own experiences. In our wide-ranging interview, Giovanni read some of her poetry, discussed an amazing conversation she had with James Baldwin in 1971 that was taped for the public TV show Soul!, and...
2024-12-1641 min
Enlighten: Uplift & InspireEpisode 334 Honoring Nikki Giovanni, poet & activist On this week's episode, I honor the legendary poet, author, educator, activist, Nikki Giovanni who died this past week on December 9th at the age of 81. Her rich biography, prolific work that includes writings, essays, conversations, poetry, children's books, records, tapes, CDs and film, as well as her awards, honors and multiple honorary degrees is expansive and impressive. Thank you Nikki, for all that you embodied and modeled. Thank you for shining your truth through decades of our collective darkness. Thank you for caring about children and the quality of books they read. Thank you for your...
2024-12-1606 min
Get A Grip On Your Money with Damon Carr💫 Remembering Nikki Giovanni: A Legacy of Words and Activism 🕊️Nikki Giovanni, born Yolande Cornelia Giovanni Jr. on June 7, 1943, in Knoxville, Tennessee, emerged as a powerful voice in American poetry, celebrated for her contributions to the Black Arts Movement and her profound explorations of race, gender, and social issues.
Early Life and Education
Giovanni spent her early years in Cincinnati, Ohio, before returning to Knoxville to live with her grandparents during her high school years. In 1960, she enrolled at Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, where she became actively involved in the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and edited the university’s literary magazine. She graduated wi...
2024-12-1601 min
The Table Church DCPain as Portal to Joy: Reading Mary's Magnificat with Nikki Giovanni | The Poetry of AdventIn this compelling meditation on joy during difficult times, elder Shae Washington weaves together Nikki Giovanni's radical poetry with Mary's subversive Magnificat. Through fresh interpretations of these revolutionary texts, Washington explores how marginalized voices throughout history have claimed joy as an act of resistance. Drawing on personal stories, historical context, and contemporary struggles, she challenges us to see joy not as an emotion dependent on circumstances, but as a posture of hope and defiance in the face of empire. Part of The Table Church's "Poetry of Advent" series examining sacred and secular poetry as spiritual practice.
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2024-12-1527 min
Up First from NPRThe Poetic Wealth of Nikki GiovanniThe legendary African American poet Nikki Giovanni passed away this week at the age of 81. Since fiercely coming onto the scene during the Black Power movement of the 1960s, Giovanni established a rich and powerful literary legacy. Her work often celebrated the power of Black joy contained within the fight for civil rights by reminding readers that "Black love is Black wealth".Today on the show, we feature a conversation between Rachel Martin, host of NPR's Wild Card, and Nikki Giovanni from earlier this year.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
2024-12-1529 minUp First from NPRThe Poetic Wealth of Nikki GiovanniThe legendary African American poet Nikki Giovanni passed away this week at the age of 81. Since fiercely coming onto the scene during the Black Power movement of the 1960s, Giovanni established a rich and powerful literary legacy. Her work often celebrated the power of Black joy contained within the fight for civil rights by reminding readers that "Black love is Black wealth".Today on the show, we feature a conversation between Rachel Martin, host of NPR's Wild Card, and Nikki Giovanni from earlier this year.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
2024-12-1529 min
Eavesdrop RadioEavesdrop Podcast #681 w/ Nikki Giovanni tributeNikki Giovanni - Ego TrippingNikki Giovanni - The Way I FeelNikki Giovanni - Africa IINikki Giovanni - Just A Little PoemNikki Giovanni - Dance PoemNikki Giovanni - Straight Talk “Why Can’t I Wait On The Lord”Nikki Giovanni - The Reason I Like ChocolateNikki Giovanni - Great Pax WhietyNikki Giovanni - Nothing Makes SenseTall Black Guy - Stakes Are MidJohn Morrison - Easy As 1234Dusty X As V...
2024-12-143h 00
On Being with Krista TippettRemembering Nikki Giovanni - ‘We Go Forward With a Sanity and a Love’The delightful Nikki Giovanni died on Dec. 9. It is a joy and a solace to relisten to this beloved conversation she had with Krista in 2016 – to experience her signature mix of high seriousness, sweeping perspective, and insistent pleasure. Her words and her spirit feel, if anything, more necessary now. In the 1960s, she was a poet of the Black Arts Movement that nourished civil rights. She became a professor at Virginia Tech, where she called forth beauty and courage after the 2007 shooting there — a precursor to violence that has become all too familiar in American life in the intervening years...
2024-12-1250 min
Pain and PowerNikki GiovanniIn this season opener we discuss Nikki Giovanni, the poet of the black revolution. Tune in for interesting facts about the writer who dreams or the dreamer who writes.Instagram: @painpowerpodcastEmail: painpowerpodcast@gmail.comSources: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikki_Giovanni https://nikki-giovanni.com/https://news.vt.edu/articles/2024/12/clahs-giovannimemoriam.html
2024-12-1206 min
Spotlight ConversationsSpotlight Conversation with Nikki GiovanniIn Tribute to the legendary writer, poetess, educator and friend Nikki Giovanni, who transitioned on December 9, 2024, I want to share the very first Spotlight Conversation that I was honored to have with this legend back in 2006. Nikki invited me down to Virginia Tech for this interview which quite frankly, put SOJPRadio on the map! Enjoy the wisdom and knowledge of Nikki Giovanni
2024-12-121h 59
EbonyologyN is for Nikki GiovanniIn this special bonus episode of Ebonyology, we honor the extraordinary life and enduring legacy of Nikki Giovanni, who passed away on December 10, 2024. A revolutionary poet, activist, and cultural icon, Nikki Giovanni used her words to inspire, empower, and challenge the world to be better.
We reflect on her groundbreaking contributions to literature, her fearless advocacy for Black liberation, and her deep love for community and humanity. Join us as we revisit some of her most powerful works, share personal stories, and hear from those who were deeply influenced by her brilliance and courage.
2024-12-1223 min
The PoliticratNikki Giovanni Was A Revolution. Part Two Of Her Conversation With James Baldwin, 1971.On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore pays respects to the legendary poet, author, activist, writer, scholar, educator, griot and thinker Nikki Giovanni, who passed away at 81 on December 9. Plus: Part two of a two-part conversation between Nikki Giovanni and James Baldwin in London, 1971. Recorded on December 11, 2024.
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2024-12-121h 08
AURN NewsMay She Rest in Power: Nikki Giovanni, the Revolutionary Poet Who Spoke to the Soul of Black AmericaNikki Giovanni, the legendary poet, activist, and cultural trailblazer, passed away on Dec. 9 at the age of 81. A literary giant and a fearless truth teller, she died with her wife, Virginia Fowler, by her side.For over five decades, Giovanni's words were a battle cry for justice, a love letter to Black culture, and a mirror reflecting the beauty and complexity of the Black experience.Dubbed the Poet of the Black Revolution, her groundbreaking collections Feeling Black, Black Talk, and Black Judgment helped define the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s. Her work was unapologetic...
2024-12-1101 minThe PoliticratNikki Giovanni Was A Revolution. Part One Of Her Conversation With James Baldwin, 1971On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore pays respects to the legendary poet, author, activist, writer, scholar, educator, griot and thinker Nikki Giovanni, who passed away at 81 on December 9. Plus: Part one of a two-part conversation between Nikki Giovanni and James Baldwin in London, 1971. Recorded on December 10, 2024.
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2024-12-111h 18
NPR's Book of the DayRemembering Nikki Giovanni, poet and icon of the Black Arts MovementRenowned poet and professor Nikki Giovanni died earlier this week at age 81, following a third cancer diagnosis. She was a prolific writer and leader in the Black Arts Movement, publishing poetry collections such as Black Feeling Black Talk and Those Who Ride the Night Winds. She also taught English at Virginia Tech. In today's episode, we revisit a 2013 conversation between Giovanni and NPR's Michel Martin that followed the release of Chasing Utopia, which featured a combination of essays and poetry. Giovanni and Martin discussed the poet's relationship to her late mother, the pleasure of old age, and the trauma of...
2024-12-1112 min
Conk’s Brain PodcastTo Nikki Giovanni…Fifteen is tempestuous, hurtling through time and space at break-neck speeds - desperately searching for anything you can cling on to. In the back of the library, Spring of 1997 to be precise, I crashed full stop into a solid anchor. Nikki Giovanni - the first poet I ever loved. She metered me to Jones beach, lyric-ed me in lilacs, taught me that poetry did not have to rhyme. It was savage, and primal, and beautiful… a way to put your insides on the outside. I held onto my copy of Those Who Ride the Night Winds so long that I...
2024-12-1001 min
WritersMosaic - In conversationNikki Giovanni rememberedThe poet and civil rights activist Nikki Giovanni has died. Her Penguin Modern Classics collection, published earlier this year, marked the culmination of an extraordinary career. In February, Giovanni talked with Colin Grant, about her poetry, her beautiful life and desire to go to Mars. Nikki Giovanni remembered is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk
2024-12-1000 min
Notes from America with Kai WrightNikki Giovanni on James Baldwin's AngerAs a young woman, poet and writer Nikki Giovanni could see that no one was interested in a Black girl writing what was seen as militant and revolutionary poetry. So she formed a company and published it herself. Her second book was launched at the famous New York jazz venue Birdland as she was making a name for herself. When she was 28, she flew to London to sit with James Baldwin and record a conversation for the PBS television series, “Soul.” Baldwin was in his late-40s and an established figure in literature.As event television, it was...
2024-11-1627 min
Curated Questions: Conversations Celebrating the Power of Questions!Nikki Giovanni: Reflections On Life, Galaxies, & A Poetic Exploration of Questions | Nikki Giovanni #10"We're very much unprepared to meet another life form because we're unprepared to meet ourselves." - Nikki GiovanniMs. Nikki Giovanni is a titan of American poetry, activism, and education. With a career spanning over five decades, her powerful voice has shaped literature, inspired generations, and challenged societal norms. Ms. Giovanni has established herself as one of the most influential figures in American literature and the Black Arts Movement, fueled by her participation in the 1960s Black Power movement. Her work explores race, gender, sexuality, and the Black American experience.Nikki has published dozens of...
2024-07-121h 56
The Libreria PodcastNikki Giovanni – a reading of three poems, at LibreriaIn this episode we are listening to renowned poet, activist and icon Nikki Giovanni, who visited Libreria for an intimate night of readings and discussion with a small audience. In this first of two episodes, we are listening to the live readings of: Ego Tripping (from Re: Creation, 1970), Still Life with Apron (from Chasing Utopia, 2013) & Vegetable Soup (from Make Me Rain, 2020).We will follow this with the full recording of the special night Libreria was honoured to host, which was a celebration of a major new career-spanning selection of Nikki Giovanni’s poetry from 1968 to...
2024-05-0609 minThe Libreria PodcastNikki Giovanni – intimate readings and conversation, at LibreriaIn this episode we are listening to renowned poet, activist and icon Nikki Giovanni, who visited Libreria for an intimate night of readings and discussion with a small audience. In this second of two episodes, we are listening to Nikki share her thoughts and feelings about the world, her fascination with space travel, a love of jazz, food and Black women, and some laugh-out-loud anecdotes.This special night, which Libreria was honoured to host, was a celebration of a major new career-spanning selection of Nikki Giovanni’s poetry from 1968 to 2020, published by Penguin Classics.
2024-05-0643 min
Q with Tom PowerNikki Giovanni: Poetry, the birth of hip-hop, and why she genuinely wants to go to MarsConsidered one of the world’s greatest living poets, Nikki Giovanni carved out a revolutionary legacy during the civil rights era with poems that uplifted the experiences of Black Americans. Decades later, Nikki’s writing and interviews have grown increasingly personal, offering insight into her childhood, health struggles and thoughts on growing older. She shares her story in the new documentary, “Going To Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project.” Nikki tells Tom about being involved in the birth of hip-hop, why artists should go to space, and how she packed a club of 100 people, including guests like Morgan Freeman and Nina Sim...
2024-04-2336 min
Ways to Change the World with Krishnan Guru-MurthyPoet Nikki Giovanni on white supremacy, the Capitol attack, and teaching the Virginia Tech shooterNikki Giovanni has spent more than five decades in the public eye, as an activist, poet and innovator. Born on the "wrong side of the tracks" in Knoxville, Tennessee, during the era of segregation, Giovanni came of age during the Black power and civil rights movements in 1960s in America. She came under the spotlight again in 2007, when the university she had been teaching at, Virginia Tech, was the victim of a mass shooting, carried out by one of her former students. The poem she wrote to commemorate the 32 victims, “We are Virginia Tech”, touched many people acro...
2024-03-2828 min
A Date with Destiny; It's all about the Love!A Date with Destiny-It's all about the Love!-ft. poetess Nikki Giovanni!"My dream was not to publish or to even be a writer: my dream was to discover something no one else had thought of. I guess that’s why I’m a poet. We put things together in ways no one else does." -Nikki Giovanni “A Date with Destiny” is designed to help motivate, inspire and EMPOWER you to live your life in the highest context of love, peace and joy! It will help you to take a closer look within yourself and discover the great, “I AM” that dwells there. It will help you to have a better understanding of the Laws of the...
2024-03-181h 00Q with Tom PowerNikki Giovanni: Poetry, influencing the birth of hip-hop, and why being talented means being lonelyConsidered one of the world’s greatest living poets, Nikki Giovanni carved out a revolutionary legacy during the civil rights era with poems that uplifted the experiences of Black Americans. Decades later, Nikki’s writing and interviews have grown increasingly personal – offering insight into her childhood, health struggles and thoughts on growing older. She shares her story in the new documentary, “Going To Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project.” Nikki tells Tom about being involved in the birth of hip-hop, why artists should go to space, and how she packed a club of 100 people, including guests like Morgan Freeman and Nina Simone.
2024-01-1834 min
Notes from America with Kai WrightNikki Giovanni and Kimberly McGlonn on space travel, sustainable fashion and Black liberationGuest host Janae Pierre sits down with legendary poet and activist Nikki Giovanni, who is the subject of a new documentary, Going To Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project. Giovanni reflects on the legacy of Black storytelling, gospel music, what she describes as original libraries, and why she’s working to get more Black women involved in space travel. Plus, we hear from Kai as he pays a visit to Kimberly McGlonn, an award-winning social entrepreneur. The founder of Grant Blvd & Blk Ivy Thrift, welcomes us to her store in West Philadelphia to learn about the relationship between fashion, justice, an...
2023-11-1350 min
Artemis SpeaksJavon Jackson, Jazz Saxophonist collaborating with acclaimed Poet, Nikki GiovanniThe Moss Center in Blacksburg, Virginia presented a live performance and historic collaboration between renowned poet and Virginia Tech legend Nikki Giovanni and saxophonist-composer and former Jazz Messenger Javon Jackson. Their collaboration for over a year has yielded the CD The Gospel According to Nikki Giovanni. For an intimate jazz performance, Jackson brought his bold-toned, Trane-inspired tenor lines to bear on a series of hymns, spirituals, and gospel numbers hand-picked by Giovanni. The live performance also included jazz singer, Nnenna Freelon. This collaboration with Nikki Giovanni produced Jackson's fifth album for his Solid Jackson Records label.
2023-11-0737 min
Bitch Talk PodcastSundance 2023 Documentaries - Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields, The Disappearance of Shere Hite, and Going To Mars: The Nikki Giovanni ProjectSend us a textWelcome to Day Seven of our Sundance/Slamdance Film Festival coverage! Per the usual with Honorary Bitch John Wildman of Films Gone Wild, we're highlighting three Sundance documentary films that focus on strong women who changed the game.In Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields, we get an inside look on how her rise to fame at a young age caused her to be sexualized as a child, and the repercussions (both good and bad) that this had on her career on her personal life. We sat down with returning guest, director...
2023-02-1545 minArtemis SpeaksNikki Giovanni, PoetUpdate: 12/10/24 The Artemis community shares the deep sorrow of losing our cherished poet, Nikki Giovanni. She passed on the evening of Dec. 9, 2024. For ten years, she served as our Distinguished Poet on the Board, and her contributions were invaluable to the heart of our poetry journal. We feel this loss deeply and will carry her spirit and legacy with us as we move forward. She will always be missed, but her words and impact will live on in our hearts.https://artemisjournal.org/blog/From Harlem rooftops to the drumbeats of the Congo, the...
2023-02-1539 min
Top Docs: Award-Winning Documentary Filmmakers”Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project” with Michèle Stephenson & Joe Brewster10 years ago, filmmakers Michèle Stephenson and Joe Brewster premiered their epic personal documentary “American Promise” at the Sundance Film Festival and won the Special Jury Prize. Now, Michèle and Joe have returned to Sundance with the world premiere of their highly inventive, transcendent documentary portrait “Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project”. Once again, the pair find themselves being honored for their dazzling work — this time taking home the Grand Jury Prize in the U.S. Documentary category. Fresh off the first public screening of the film, Michèle and Joe joined Ken to discuss how each discovered th...
2023-01-3119 min
Words That BurnCotton Candy On A Rainy Day by Nikki GiovanniChange is hard, it’s a well worn statement. It can be difficult for us personally to go through, it can be difficult for others to accept. Despite all that the hardest aspect of it may be when change fails to come and we are trapped in the same relentless situations. This poem, Cotton Candy On A Rainy Day, tackles change in its many frustrating forms. It comes at a point of tremendous change in the life of poet Nikki Giovanni. In many ways it symbolises a massive transition in the viewpoint and beliefs of the poet.
2022-12-0625 min
A Date with Destiny; It's all about the Love!A Date with Destiny-It's all about the Love!-ft. poetess Nikki Giovanni!"My dream was not to publish or to even be a writer: my dream was to discover something no one else had thought of. I guess that’s why I’m a poet. We put things together in ways no one else does." -Nikki Giovanni “A Date with Destiny” is designed to help motivate, inspire and EMPOWER you to live your life in the highest context of love, peace and joy! It will help you to take a closer look within yourself and discover the great, “I AM” that dwells there. It will help you to have a better understanding of the Laws of the...
2022-11-221h 00
THE IDEALISTS.#58: Nikki Giovanni on Taking Full Poetic License of Your LifeThis week, THE IDEALISTS. podcast host and entrepreneur Melissa Kiguwa speaks with world-renowned poet Nikki Giovanni—one of the foremost authors of the Black Arts Movement. Giovanni’s notable collections of poetry are Black Judgment (1968) and Those Who Ride the Night Winds (1983), which were influenced by her participation in the Black Arts and Black Power movements of the 1960s. She has published numerous books of poetry—from her first volume, Black Feeling Black Talk (1968), to New York Times bestseller Bicycles: Love Poems (2009). She has written several works of nonfiction and children’s literature and made multiple recordings, including the Emmy-awa...
2022-10-1147 min
Dive Into The Full Audiobook That Keeps Curious Minds Hooked.A Library by Nikki GiovanniPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/10713to listen full audiobooks.
Title: A Library
Author: Nikki Giovanni
Narrator: Nikki Giovanni
Format: mp3
Length: 4 mins
Release date: 09-27-22
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 3 ratings
Genres: Education & Learning
Publisher's Summary:
In this lyrical book, world-renowned poet, New York Times bestselling author, and Coretta Scott King Honor winner Nikki Giovanni and fine artist Erin Robinson craft an ode to the magic of a library as a place not only for knowledge but also for imagination, exploration, and escape.
2022-09-2704 min
The CodeX CantinaA Poem of Friendship by Nikki Giovanni - Poetry Summary, Analysis, ReviewWelcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! Let's talk about friendship and the poem that inspired the talk today: "A Poem of Friendship" by Nikki Giovanni.
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2022-07-3011 minArtemis SpeaksNikki Giovanni, Poet singing "The Gospal according to Nikki Giovanni" with Jovan Jackson, SaxophonistThe renowned poet, Nikki Giovanni has a new album “The Gospel According To Nikki Giovanni.”In addition to publishing dozens of poetry works, Nikki Giovanni has recorded several spoken word albums over the course of 50 years. But this time, she’s doing something a little different.The new album, a collaboration with saxophonist Javon Jackson, is a collection of gospel hymns and spirituals set to jazz. Growing up in the Baptist church, Giovanni says gospel music was instrumental to understanding herself as a poet.“The spirituals had a message,” she says. “They weren't just some peop...
2022-05-2331 min
Murder, Mystery and Mayhem Laced with MoralityBlack History Minute Celebrates Nikki Giovanni-poet, author, activist, educatorNikki Giovanni was born Yolanda Cornelius Giovanni Jr. on June 7, 1943 in Knoxville, Tennessee. She is 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 to social issues. She has won numerous awards including the Langston Hughes medal and the NAACP image award. She’s been nominated for a Grammy award for her poetry album, the Nikki Giovanni poetry collection. Additionally, she has been named as one of Oprah Winfrey‘s 25 living legends. Giovanni gained fame in the late 1960s as one of the prevalent author...
2022-02-1802 min
The Two TwelveFake it for Me. (212 w. Nikki Giovanni & James Baldwin)In this episode of TheTwoTwelve, I used a 3 minute clip from a 2 hour interview named “The Black Detour” between Nikki Giovanni and James Baldwin. In this clip, Nikki Giovanni is asking, why is it because I love you, I get the bulk of your anger? If you can hypothetically “lie” to your friends, or your employer for the perception that everything is okay out of obligation, why can’t you also lie to me sometimes just for the balance of our relationship? This became a conversation about mental health vs. obligation. Obligation to your family, Obligation to your friends, and your oblig...
2022-01-3139 min
Mondo JazzRenata Zeiguer, Javon Jackson, Nikki Giovanni, La La Lars & More New ReleasesA set bookended by great singers and featuring the new and not so new poetry of Nikki Giovanni, exciting young bands and musicians from Europe, a Big Band featuring only horns, percussions and vocalists, and more!The playlist features Matt Berry, Emma Noble; La La Lars; Fazer; Run Logan Run; Javon Jackson, Nikki Giovanni; Balto Exclamationpoint; Linda Fredriksson; The Bogie Band featuring Joe Russo; İlhan Erşahin, Dave Harrington, Kenny Wollesen; Rembrandt Trio; Renata Zeiguer.Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/15119678/Mondo-Jazz (up to "Sunset Boulevard").Happy listening!
2022-01-251h 08
Close Talking: A Poetry PodcastEpisode #150 Dreams - Nikki GiovanniConnor and Jack celebrate the 150th episode of Close Talking with a classic poem from a living legend - "Dreams" by Nikki Giovanni. They dig into poem's coming-of-age narrative discussing and along the way make musical references galore. Ray Charles and Marjorie Hendrix are just the tip of a harmonious iceberg in this wide-ranging conversation.
Learn more about Giovanni, here: https://nikki-giovanni.com/
Read the poem, here (or below): https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/48224/dreams-56d229494e255
Dreams
By: Nikki Giovanni
in my younger years
before i learned
black people aren’t
suppose to dream
i wanted to be
a ra...
2022-01-141h 08
The Sleep with Valeria Podcast5 - Poem - Resignation by Nikki GiovanniNikki Giovanni's poem of deep love and feeling Episode 5: Poem - Resignation by Nikki Giovanni You made me want to love you more than I love my privacy, my freedom, my commitments, and responsibilities. The original post is located here: https://www.nikki-giovanni.com/ Thank you so much for listening and subscribing to my channel! Connect with Me. @SleepwithValeria Powered by Firstory Hosting
2021-09-2806 min
King and Eye Life PodcastAfrican American Historical Figures, Places & Events: Nikki GiovanniBorn Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni Jr., Nikki Giovanni is a renowned writer, poet, educator and activist. Giovanni began with an influence from the Civil Rights and Black Power Movements and is a very accomplished writer from the Black Arts Movement. She was born in Knoxville, TN and lived in many places including Cincinnati, OH and Wyoming before returning to Knoxville to live with her grandmother. Just a few of her many awards include: Inducted into The Literary Hall of Fame for Writers of African Descent (1999), United States Senate Certificate of Commendation (2000), 2000 Council of Ideas, The Gihon Foundation (2000), Virginia Governor's...
2021-08-1202 min
Twisting the PlotSummer Replay - Make Me Rain, A Conversation with Poet Nikki GiovanniNikki Giovanni has a gift for making the everyday extraordinary. She is an American poet, commentator, activist and educator. She has published multiple poetry anthologies, children’s books and spoken word recordings. In the 1960’s she was dubbed “the poet of the black revolution.” She was an activist in the civil rights movement and an inspiration for the Black Arts movement. She has won 7 NAACP Image awards, the Langston Hughes Medal, and was the first recipient of the Rosa Parks Woman of Courage Award. In the 1970’s Nikki produced and made several appearances on the television...
2021-08-0358 min
Basement Poetry Podcast“No Pancakes Please” — Nikki GiovanniToday we will be taking a look at the great Nikki Giovanni's poem, "No Pancakes Please"
This poem direness from her 2020 collection of poetry and prose Make Me Rain
Bio: Nikki Giovanni is one of America’s foremost poets. Over the course of a long career, Giovanni has published numerous collections of poetry—from her first self-published volume Black Feeling Black Talk (1968) to New York Times best-seller Bicycles: Love Poems (2009)—several works of nonfiction and children’s literature, and multiple recordings, including the Emmy-award nominated The Nikki Giovanni Poetry Collection (2004). Her most recent pu...
2021-08-0209 min
The Artist's StatementNikki Giovanni: Speaking of WaterThe Artist's Statement Episode 5 features legendary poet Nikki Giovanni. She discusses the importance of spirituals as inspiration for her work and how artist's from poets to novelists to dancers inhabit truth. Giovanni recounts her early days as an activist and writer along her path to success, including her time at Fisk University. The conversation touches on space travel, her experiences as an interviewer with the television series "Soul!", the Black Lives Matter movement, children's literature, and the importance of water. Giovanni reads poems "Baby West," "Atrocities, and "Make Me Rain."
Hosted by Davin Malasarn.
The...
2021-06-071h 20Twisting the PlotMake Me Rain, A Conversation with Poet Nikki GiovanniNikki Giovanni has a gift for making the everyday extraordinary. She is an American poet, commentator, activist and educator. She has published multiple poetry anthologies, children’s books and spoken word recordings. In the 1960’s she was dubbed “the poet of the black revolution.” She was an activist in the civil rights movement and an inspiration for the Black Arts movement. She has won 7 NAACP Image awards, the Langston Hughes Medal, and was the first recipient of the Rosa Parks Woman of Courage Award. In the 1970’s Nikki produced and made several appearances on the television p...
2021-05-1857 min
The National Writers Series Podcast"Living Legend" Nikki Giovanni, author of "Chasing Utopia" (2013)April is National Poetry Month, and we're celebrating with this week’s episode featuring one of America’s most celebrated modern poets: Nikki Giovanni.
The National Writers Series has been graced by Giovanni’s presence twice over the years – once in 2018 to discuss her book A Good Cry, and for this conversation in 2013, just before the release of Chasing Utopia: A Hybrid, one part memoir, one part book of poetry.
Giovanni has also authored many other works of poetry, nonfiction, and children’s literature over her decades-long career, and earned accolades including being named “Woman of the Year”...
2021-04-2057 min
Get Lit MinuteNikki Giovanni | "I Take Mastercard, Charge Your Love To Me"In this week's episode of the Get Lit Minute, we discuss the life and work of poet Yolanda Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni as well as perform a reading of her poem "I Take Mastercard, Charge Your Love To Me." View more info on Nikki Giovanni & read the full poem at http://getlitanthology.org/poemdetail/48/. Support the showSupport the show
2021-03-2212 min
Politically Re-Active with W. Kamau Bell & Hari KondaboluNikki GiovanniHari and Kamau debate the morality of Super Bowl-watching before being joined by legendary poet Nikki Giovanni. She's out with a new collection called Make Me Rain, and ready to talk about everyone from Kwame Alexander to Tupac, James Baldwin to Colin Kaepernick. Hear why Nikki Giovanni is inspired by the women who launched Black Lives Matter—and the prospect of traveling to Mars.Find our guest:Nikki Giovanni https://nikki-giovanni.com
Find us:Hari Kondabolu (@harikondabolu) http://www.harikondabolu.com/W. Kamau Bell (@wkamaubell) http://www.wkamaubell.com/Find th...
2021-02-041h 04
On Being with Krista Tippett[Unedited] Nikki Giovanni with Krista TippettIn the 1960s, Nikki Giovanni was a revolutionary poet of the Black Arts Movement that nourished civil rights. She had a famous dialogue with James Baldwin in Paris in 1971. As a professor at Virginia Tech, she brought beauty and courage by the way of poetry after the shooting there. Today, she is a self-proclaimed space freak and a delighted elder — an adored voice to hip-hop artists and the new forms of social change this generation is creating. This interview is edited and produced with music and other features in the On Being episode “Nikki Giovanni — Soul Food, Sex, and Space...
2021-01-141h 27On Being with Krista Tippett[Unedited] Nikki Giovanni with Krista TippettIn the 1960s, Nikki Giovanni was a revolutionary poet of the Black Arts Movement that nourished civil rights. She had a famous dialogue with James Baldwin in Paris in 1971. As a professor at Virginia Tech, she brought beauty and courage by the way of poetry after the shooting there. Today, she is a self-proclaimed space freak and a delighted elder — an adored voice to hip-hop artists and the new forms of social change this generation is creating. This interview is edited and produced with music and other features in the On Being episode “Nikki Giovanni — Soul Food, Sex, and Space...
2021-01-141h 27
The Chauncey DeVega ShowPoet Nikki Giovanni Reflects on Living a Life of Truth-Telling, Mortality, and the Ultimate Emptiness of White SupremacyNikki Giovanni is one of America's greatest living poets. She has written dozens of collections of poetry as well as non-fiction and other work. Giovanni has received many awards and other honors including a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts and three NAACP Image awards for literature. She was also a central voice in the Black Arts Movement. Giovanni is currently University Distinguished Professor at Virginia Tech. Nikki Giovanni's new book is "Make Me Rain: Poems & Prose". Giovanni reflects on truth-telling and writing as vocation, the evil of Donald...
2020-12-081h 03
Rose Library Presents: Community ConversationsA Conversation with Nikki Giovanni, part 2Community Conversations is produced by Lolita Rowe & Nick Twemlow. Jacob Chisenhall is our editor. Music created by Sister Sai. Thank you to Caroline Corbitt for logo designs. We are grateful for the support provided by our colleagues at the Rose Library, Jennifer King, director of the Rose Library and Yolanda Cooper, Dean of Emory Libraries.Special thanks to Nikki Giovanni for her words and insight and to her partner, Virginia Fowler. Also to Gabrielle Dudley for conducting this interview and to the Emory Center for Digital Scholarship.Make Me Rain: Poems & Prose by Nikki Giovanni...
2020-11-1117 min
A Date with Destiny; It's all about the Love!A Date with Destiny-It's all about the Love!-ft. poetess Nikki Giovanni!"My dream was not to publish or to even be a writer: my dream was to discover something no one else had thought of. I guess that’s why I’m a poet. We put things together in ways no one else does." -Nikki Giovanni “A Date with Destiny” is designed to help motivate, inspire and EMPOWER you to live your life in the highest context of love, peace and joy! It will help you to take a closer look within yourself and discover the great, “I AM” that dwells there. It will help you to have a better understanding of the Laws of the...
2020-11-101h 00
3 Books With Neil PasrichaChapter 65: Nikki Giovanni on potent poetry, powerful prose, and palling with the purveyor of peace3 Books is a completely insane and totally epic 15-year-long quest to uncover the 1000 most formative books in the world. Each chapter is hosted live and in-person at the guest's preferred location by Neil Pasricha, New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Awesome, The Happiness Equation, Two-Minute Mornings, etc. Each chapter of 3 Books uncovers and discusses the three most formative books from one of the world's most inspiring people. Sample guests include: Judy Blume, David Sedaris, Chris Anderson of TED, the founder of the world's largest feminist magazine, the world's greatest Uber driver, Pete Holmes, Angie Thomas, and...
2020-10-311h 20
Feel Into A Immersive Full Audiobook On The Go.Make Me Rain: Poems & Prose by Nikki GiovanniPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/416241to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Make Me Rain: Poems & Prose
Author: Nikki Giovanni
Narrator: Nikki Giovanni
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 2 hours 8 minutes
Release date: October 20, 2020
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2
Genres: Poetry
Publisher's Summary:
An extraordinary listening experience! Hear Nikki Giovanni read from her newest collection of poems! One of America’s most celebrated poets challenges us with this powerful and deeply personal collection of verse that speaks to the injustices of society while illuminating the depths of her own heart. For more than fifty years, Nikki Giovanni’s poetry has dazzled and insp...
2020-10-202h 08Unlock Top Full Audiobooks in Literature, PoetryMake Me Rain: Poems & Prose by Nikki GiovanniPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/416241to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Make Me Rain: Poems & Prose
Author: Nikki Giovanni
Narrator: Nikki Giovanni
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 2 hours 8 minutes
Release date: October 20, 2020
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2
Genres: Poetry
Publisher's Summary:
An extraordinary listening experience! Hear Nikki Giovanni read from her newest collection of poems! One of America’s most celebrated poets challenges us with this powerful and deeply personal collection of verse that speaks to the injustices of society while illuminating the depths of her own heart. For more than fifty years, Nikki Giovanni’s poetry has dazzled and insp...
2020-10-202h 08
Rose Library Presents: Community ConversationsA Conversation with Nikki Giovanni, part 1Community Conversations is produced by Lolita Rowe & Nick Twemlow. Jacob Chisenhall is our editor. Music created by Sister Sai. Thank you to Caroline Corbitt for logo designs. We are grateful for the support provided by our colleagues at the Rose Library, Jennifer King, director of the Rose Library and Yolanda Cooper, Dean of Emory Libraries.Special thanks to Nikki Giovanni for her words and insight and to her partner, Virginia Fowler. Also to Gabrielle Dudley for conducting this interview and to the Emory Center for Digital Scholarship.Make Me Rain: Poems & Prose by Nikki Giovanni...
2020-10-1417 min
Talking with ThomasInterview with Nikki Giovanni: Speaking Out On RacismI had the tremendous honor and pleasure of interviewing a legend, Nikki Giovanni. During my Talking with Thomas podcast, Ms. Giovanni talks about how the lives of Emmett Till, Breona Taylor, and George Floyd all matter, Fannie Lou Hamer’s impact on voting rights then and now, and the impact of the Black Lives Matter movement in our country and abroad.Ms. Giovanni is a renown poet, was named one of Oprah Winfrey’s 25 Living Legends, has received 7 NAACP Image Awards for some of her poems, is an alumni of HBCU Fisk University, and is an honorary memb...
2020-09-1518 minArtemis SpeaksNikki Giovanni, PoetOur first podcast will feature the acclaimed poet,Nikki Giovanni In this podcast, Jeri Rogers, Editor of Artemis interviews Ms. Giovanni. Nikki's poem "Vote" opens up the 2020 Artemis. She explains why she wrote this poem on this memorable date celebrating the 19th Amendment which was officially adopted on August 26, 1920: the culmination of a decades-long movement for women's suffrage.
2020-08-2524 min
Toure ShowNikki Giovanni–How to Make It in PoetryToure Show Ep 3: Nikki Giovanni: How To Make It In Poetry Original Air Date: November 29, 2017 Nikki Giovanni is one of the greatest living poets in the world and a joy to be around. She’s funny, smart, humble, and undeniably cool. The best dinner guest imaginable. In this hour plus conversation from November of 2017 we talk about: • Her insight into Trump voters after a life lived in Appalachia. • The impact of watching domestic violence in her childhood home. • How she rebounded from a health scare by getting onstage. • What makes a great poem. • How she learned to cry. • Why she feels she n...
2020-07-261h 27
Healthy Relationship Talk Radio PodcastsNIkki Giovanni Facts on Life 03-19-2020Daaiyah Cixx speaks with writer, commentator, activist, educator and legendary poet, Nikki Giovanni about The Facts on Life. As our elder, HRT is paying tribute to Nikki for her contribution to society's solution.
Show Notes:
Nikki Giovanni Facts
5:12- How did you become a successful poet?
10:27- Do you think people pick on the current generation?
22:07-What do you think white people fear the most?
22:46- Do you think our ancestors would be proud fo our accomplishments?
29:35-Does Nikki have a "thug-life" tattoo
33:15-What is one of the proudest things you've seen?
35:48-Why is it wonderful to be a black...
2020-03-1700 min
Healthy Relationship Talk RadioNIkki Giovanni Facts on Life 03-19-2020Daaiyah Cixx speaks with writer, commentator, activist, educator and legendary poet, Nikki Giovanni about The Facts on Life. As our elder, HRT is paying tribute to Nikki for her contribution to society's solution. Show Notes:Nikki Giovanni Facts5:12- How did you become a successful poet?10:27- Do you think people pick on the current generation?22:07-What do you think white people fear the most?22:46- Do you think our ancestors would be proud fo our accomplishments?29:35-Does Nikki have a "thug-life" tattoo33:15-What is one of the proudest things you've...
2020-03-1757 minHealthy Relationship Talk RadioNIkki Giovanni Facts on Life 03-19-2020Daaiyah Cixx speaks with writer, commentator, activist, educator and legendary poet, Nikki Giovanni about The Facts on Life. As our elder, HRT is paying tribute to Nikki for her contribution to society's solution.
Show Notes:
Nikki Giovanni Facts
5:12- How did you become a successful poet?
10:27- Do you think people pick on the current generation?
22:07-What do you think white people fear the most?
22:46- Do you think our ancestors would be proud fo our accomplishments?
29:35-Does Nikki have a "thug-life" tattoo
33:15-What is one of the proudest things you've seen?
35:48-Why is it wonderful to be a black...
2020-03-1757 min
Writers Off the Page: From the TIFA ArchivesNikki Giovanni: Road TrippingWorks by Nikki GiovanniThe Collected Poetry of Nikki Giovanni: 1969 - 1998The Sun Is So Quiet: PoemsRosa (a short video)Rosa (a kids biography)I Am Loved Other Related Books or MaterialsNikki Giovanni: In her Revolutionary Dream (link opens Los Angeles Review of Book article) About the HostNovelist Randy Boyagoda is a professor of English at the University of Toronto and principal of St. Michael’s College, where he holds the Basilian Chair in Christ...
2020-03-1229 min
Here’s To Life with Tori ReidEp. 03: Nikki Giovanni (Part II) - What Makes Nikki, Nikki?Part II: Tori travels home to Virginia and visits with renowned international griot and poet Nikki Giovanni in the watermark year of 2019 for the diaspora and humanity (2019 being the 400th year since our ancestors arrived in Virginia to create a new global culture). They discuss Giovanni's life and thoughts on the future, humanity, politics, and the highs and lows of it all. Giovanni is arguably the greatest living poet in the world, as well as a beloved activist and educator. On this second episode, Giovanni shares her adoration for Muhammad Ali and Serena Williams, her position on gun control, and...
2020-03-0521 min
Here’s To Life with Tori ReidEp. 01: Nikki Giovanni - American Griot & The Greatest Living Poet in the WorldTori travels home to Virginia and visits with renowned international griot and poet Nikki Giovanni in the watermark year of 2019 for the diaspora and humanity (2019 being the 400th year since our ancestors arrived in Virginia to create a new global culture). They discuss Giovanni's life and thoughts on the future, humanity, politics, and the highs and lows of it all. Giovanni is arguably the greatest living poet in the world, as well as a beloved activist and educator. On this special show, Giovanni shares her thoughts on our current political climate, the Global International African Arts Movement, and her rep...
2020-02-1420 min
Writers Off the Page: From the TIFA ArchivesNikki Giovanni: Soothing the LongingsWorks by Nikki GiovanniA Good Cry: What We Learn from Tears and LaughterThe Collected Poetry of Nikki Giovanni, 1969-1998Lincoln and Douglass: an American FriendshipBicycles: Love PoemsRosaVacation Time: Poems for ChildrenNikki Giovanni: “Martin Had Faith in People” (link opens article from The Atlantic) About Nikki GiovanniNikki Giovanni: a Literary BiographyPoet Nikki Giovanni on the Darker Side of Her Life (link opens an NPR article) About the Ho...
2020-02-1325 min
Take Action with Lo ShowEps 056: Fired Twice to Prime Time on HGTV with Nikki Giovanni Watson Nancy Wallace-LaabsCheck out this exciting interview with Nikki Giovanni Watson. She shares her incredible journey as an entrepreneur, from being fired twice to prime time in HGTV!After 10 years as the Marketing Rep for a chain of flooring franchises, Nikki stepped out with only her faith (and a borrowed $10) to run the company of her dreams. As the owner of THE DESIGN QUAD, a Dallas based Staging and Design company, Nikki has taken the opportunity to pour into the lives of people that need a second chance while running a successful business. With sales just under $1 Million...
2019-12-1121 minTake Action with Lo ShowEps 056: Fired Twice to Prime Time on HGTV with Nikki Giovanni Watson Nancy Wallace-LaabsCheck out this exciting interview with Nikki Giovanni Watson. She shares her incredible journey as an entrepreneur, from being fired twice to prime time in HGTV!After 10 years as the Marketing Rep for a chain of flooring franchises, Nikki stepped out with only her faith (and a borrowed $10) to run the company of her dreams. As the owner of THE DESIGN QUAD, a Dallas based Staging and Design company, Nikki has taken the opportunity to pour into the lives of people that need a second chance while running a successful business. With sales just under $1 Million...
2019-12-1121 minA Date with Destiny; It's all about the Love!A Date with Destiny-It's all about the Love!-ft. poetess Nikki Giovanni!"My dream was not to publish or to even be a writer: my dream was to discover something no one else had thought of. I guess that’s why I’m a poet. We put things together in ways no one else does." -Nikki Giovanni “A Date with Destiny” is designed to help motivate, inspire and EMPOWER you to live your life in the highest context of love, peace and joy! It will help you to take a closer look within yourself and discover the great, “I AM” that dwells there. It will help you to have a better understanding of the Laws of the...
2019-12-031h 00
Southbank Centre's Book PodcastNikki Giovanni at Poetry InternationalThe poet and activist Nikki Giovanni discusses the power of literature as she joins us for Poetry International and London Literature Festival.
An undeniable cultural icon, Giovanni is the winner of numerous awards, including the Langston Hughes Medal and NAACP Image Award, as well as a Grammy Award nomination for her album The Nikki Giovanni Poetry Collection. She appears here at Southbank Centre in conversation with the British Ghanaian writer, Bridget Minamore.
2019-10-3036 minA Date with Destiny; It's all about the Love!A Date with Destiny-It's all about the Love!-ft. poetess Nikki Giovanni!"My dream was not to publish or to even be a writer: my dream was to discover something no one else had thought of. I guess that’s why I’m a poet. We put things together in ways no one else does." -Nikki Giovanni “A Date with Destiny” is designed to help motivate, inspire and EMPOWER you to live your life in the highest context of love, peace and joy! It will help you to take a closer look within yourself and discover the great, “I AM” that dwells there. It will help you to have a better understanding of the Laws of the...
2019-05-211h 00A Date with Destiny; It's all about the Love!A Date with Destiny-It's all about the Love!-ft. poetess Nikki Giovanni!"My dream was not to publish or to even be a writer: my dream was to discover something no one else had thought of. I guess that’s why I’m a poet. We put things together in ways no one else does." -Nikki Giovanni “A Date with Destiny” is designed to help motivate, inspire and EMPOWER you to live your life in the highest context of love, peace and joy! It will help you to take a closer look within yourself and discover the great, “I AM” that dwells there. It will help you to have a better understanding of the Laws of the...
2019-04-161h 00A Date with Destiny; It's all about the Love!A Date with Destiny-It's all about the Love!-ft. poetess Nikki Giovanni!"My dream was not to publish or to even be a writer: my dream was to discover something no one else had thought of. I guess that’s why I’m a poet. We put things together in ways no one else does." -Nikki Giovanni “A Date with Destiny” is designed to help motivate, inspire and EMPOWER you to live your life in the highest context of love, peace and joy! It will help you to take a closer look within yourself and discover the great, “I AM” that dwells there. It will help you to have a better understanding of the Laws of the...
2019-04-091h 00
Toure ShowNikki Giovanni: How To Make It In PoetryToure Show is successful people talking about the talents, tactics, and attitudes that helped them become successful. What’s at the core of your success? What’s your superpower? How did you rebound from failure? Hopefully these are conversations that are valuable to you and help you get more fuel for your journey. Nikki Giovanni is one of the greatest living poets in the world. I grew up hearing Ego Tripping recited over and over in ways that seemed to magically transform all who recited it and all who heard it. And so many of her other poems are so s...
2017-11-291h 28
Harper Audio PresentsNikki Giovanni on A GOOD CRYNikki GIovanni joins the podcast to chat about her new collection of poetry A GOOD CRY
In the interview Nikki chats about recording her older poems, the feeling that we don't cry enough, women in religion, and much more.
In A Good Cry, Nikki takes us into her confidence, describing the joy and peril of aging and recalling the violence that permeated her parents’ marriage and her early life. She pays homage to the people who have given her life meaning and joy: her grandparents, who took her in and saved her life; the poets and thinkers who have influenced he...
2017-11-0700 min
Relish An Must-Listen Full Audiobook And Elevate Your Mindset.Nikki Giovanni: Love Poems & A Good Cry: What We Learn From Tears and Laughter by Nikki GiovanniPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/306063to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Nikki Giovanni: Love Poems & A Good Cry: What We Learn From Tears and Laughter
Author: Nikki Giovanni
Narrator: Nikki Giovanni
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 2 hours 45 minutes
Release date: October 24, 2017
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1
Genres: Poetry
Publisher's Summary:
Hear Nikki Giovanni read two extraordinary collections of her own work! A singular listening experience! The poetry of Nikki Giovanni has spurred movements, turned hearts and informed generations. She’s been hailed as a firebrand, a radical, a healer, and a sage; a wise and courageous voice who has touched ou...
2017-10-242h 45Access Top-Rated Full Audiobooks in Literature, PoetryNikki Giovanni: Love Poems & A Good Cry: What We Learn From Tears and Laughter by Nikki GiovanniPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/306063to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Nikki Giovanni: Love Poems & A Good Cry: What We Learn From Tears and Laughter
Author: Nikki Giovanni
Narrator: Nikki Giovanni
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 2 hours 45 minutes
Release date: October 24, 2017
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1
Genres: Poetry
Publisher's Summary:
Hear Nikki Giovanni read two extraordinary collections of her own work! A singular listening experience! The poetry of Nikki Giovanni has spurred movements, turned hearts and informed generations. She’s been hailed as a firebrand, a radical, a healer, and a sage; a wise and courageous voice who has touched ou...
2017-10-242h 45Enjoy Selection of Full Audiobooks in Fiction & Literature, GeneralNikki Giovanni: Love Poems & A Good Cry: What We Learn From Tears and Laughter - Nikki GiovanniListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://epod.spaceTitle: Nikki Giovanni: Love Poems & A Good Cry: What We Learn From Tears and LaughterAuthor: Nikki GiovanniNarrator: Nikki GiovanniFormat: UnabridgedLength: 2:45:00Language: EnglishRelease date: 10-24-2017Publisher: HarperAudioGenres: Fiction & Literature, PoetrySummary:Hear Nikki Giovanni read two extraordinary collections of her own work! A singular listening experience!
The poetry of Nikki Giovanni has spurred movements, turned hearts and informed generations. She’s been hailed as a firebrand, a radical, a...
2017-10-242h 45
America Meditating RadioNikki Giovanni, Renowned Poet & Educator with Sister JennaNikki Giovanni is an award-winning poet, celebrated author, activist, and educator. One of the world's most well-known African American poets, her work covers topics ranging from race and social issues to children's literature.
Nikki has received numerous awards and accolades for her work including multiple NAACP Image Awards, the Langston Hughes Award for Distinguished Contributions to Arts and Letters, the Rosa Parks Women of Courage Award and over twenty honorary degrees from colleges and universities around the country. She has been nominated for a Grammy Award, for her Nikki Giovanni Poetry Collection and has been named as one of Oprah...
2017-03-2540 min
America Meditating RadioInterview with Renowned Poet & Educator, Nikki GiovanniNikki Giovanni is an award-winning poet, celebrated author, activist, and educator. One of the world's most well-known African American poets, her work covers topics ranging from race and social issues to children's literature.Nikki has received numerous awards and accolades for her work including multiple NAACP Image Awards, the Langston Hughes Award for Distinguished Contributions to Arts and Letters, the Rosa Parks Women of Courage Award and over twenty honorary degrees from colleges and universities around the country. She has been nominated for a Grammy Award, for her Nikki Giovanni Poetry Collection and has been named as one...
2016-06-1139 min
On BeingNikki Giovanni — Soul Food, Sex, and SpaceIn the 1960s, Nikki Giovanni was a revolutionary poet of the Black Arts Movement that nourished civil rights. She had a famous dialogue with James Baldwin in Paris in 1971. Now a professor at Virginia Tech, she brought beauty and courage by way of poetry after the shooting there. Today, she is a self-proclaimed space freak and a delighted elder — an adored voice to hip-hop artists and the new forms of social change this generation is creating.
See more at www.onbeing.org/program/nikki-giovanni-soul-food-sex-and-space/8501
2016-03-1751 min
Club BookClub Book Episode 18 Nikki GiovanniOver a prolific career spanning five decades, activist and educator Nikki Giovanni has penned nearly twenty popular poetry collections including, more recently, Acolytes (2007), Bicycles: Love Poems (2009), and Chasing Utopia (2013). She is also the author or co-author of ten children’s books, including several profiling seminal moments from black history. Prominent among other awards and accolades, Giovanni is a five-time NAACP Image Award winner, holds the Langston Hughes Medal for Outstanding Poetry, and is the first-ever recipient of the Rosa Parks Woman of Courage Award. She is currently serving as a Distinguished Professor of English at Virginia Tech.Th...
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Begin A Edge-Of-Your-Seat Full Audiobook On Your Commute.Rosa by Nikki GiovanniPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/102934to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Rosa
Author: Nikki Giovanni
Narrator: Nikki Giovanni
Format: mp3
Length: 12 mins
Release date: 12-22-11
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 10 ratings
Genres: Cultural Heritage
Publisher's Summary:
2011-12-2212 minFeel The Critically-Acclaimed Full Audiobook Now, Story Seekers!Rosa by Nikki GiovanniPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/102934to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Rosa
Author: Nikki Giovanni
Narrator: Nikki Giovanni
Format: mp3
Length: 12 mins
Release date: 12-22-11
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 10 ratings
Genres: Cultural Heritage
Publisher's Summary:
2011-12-2212 min