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Nikki Giovanni, a transcendent American poet ... But it was the audacity of “Ego Tripping,” perhaps her most famous poem, that sealed the deal for a teenager: “I was born in the Congo ...

OnMonday,literary giant Nikki Giovanni died at 81 ... woman who can transform her energy by reflecting on the words of “Ego Tripping” is tangible proof of the magnitude of Giovanni’s ...

Nikki Giovanni, the iconic poet and activist ... Black Talk (1968), captured the fire of the Civil Rights Movement. Poems like Ego-Tripping, Knoxville, Tennessee, and Nikki-Rosa became classics ...

On Monday, Yolande Cornelia “Nikki” Giovanni Jr., renowned American ... works such as “Spin a Soft Black Song” (1971) and “Ego-Tripping and Other Poems for Young People” (1973 ...