The Wright Conversations with Poet Nikki Giovanni

Welcome to PBS Books! Explore our website: https://pbsbooks.org Subscribe to our newsletter: https://pbsbooks.org/subscribe Join the Readers Club:   / pbsbooksreadersclub   Program Description: As part of its Wright Conversations series, the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History presents Nikki Giovanni, one of this country’s most widely read poets and one of America’s most renowned poets worldwide. Her poem, “Knoxville, Tennessee,” is arguably the single literary work most often associated with that city. Giovanni has received numerous awards in the course of her career, including seven Image Awards from the N.A.A.C.P., more than two-dozen honorary degrees, the first Rosa Parks Woman of Courage Award, the Langston Hughes Medal for Poetry, and the Carl Sandburg Literary Award; additionally, Oprah Winfrey recognized her in 2005 as one of twenty-five “Living Legends.” She continues to teach, write, and publish books. Her most recent collection, “Make Me Rain,” was released in October of 2020. Learn more: https://www.pbsbooks.org/event/the-wr... #poetry #nikkigiovanni #poem #thewrightmuseum