Nikki Giovanni – the acclaimed poet ... "I know I was born in Knoxville, but I grew up in Cincinnati," she said in a 2013 speech before a gathering at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland.

FILE - Virginia Tech English Professor and poet, Nikki Giovanni, speaks at a convocation to honor the victims of a shooting rampage at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va., on April 17, 2007.

Opinion editor’s note: Strib Voices publishes a mix of commentary online and in print each day. To contribute, click here. Nikki Giovanni, a transcendent American poet, knew her life was quickly ...

Nikki Giovanni, the renowned poet who passed ... In the many videos of her appearances and speeches, Giovanni’s consideration for the world comes through. And yet, she presented her poetry ...

In the wake of Nikki Giovanni’s passing on Monday ... where she was a professor, giving a rousing speech in the wake of the 2007 massacre there. She championed Tupac Shakur when several of ...

Giovanni died in December and is being honored posthumously. Recommended Videos “Nikki Giovanni loomed as an essential and powerful figure in American literature and culture, the author of three ...

on April 17, 2007. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File) (Steve Helber, AP2007) NEW YORK – Two months after her death, poet Nikki Giovanni has been awarded one of the top honors for her art form ...

NEW YORK – Two months after her death, poet Nikki Giovanni has been awarded one of the top honors for her art form, the Frost Medal for lifetime achievement. The Poetry Society of America said ...