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Nikki Giovanni's legacy: From Tupac Shakur tattoo to her secret for a long life, what you may not have known about Knoxville poet
Nikki Giovanni, a renowned poet and proud Knoxville native, has closed her final chapter. She died Dec. 9 at the age of 81. Giovanni is a civil rights icon and one of the world's most famed ...
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Nikki Giovanni receives a posthumous honor, the Frost Medal for lifetime achievement
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.
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Knoxville museum preserving profound impact of ‘native daughter’ Nikki Giovanni
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The literary community is mourning the loss of acclaimed Knoxville-born poet Nikki Giovanni, who died Monday at the age of 81. Beck Cultural Exchange Center President ...
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Nikki Giovanni receives a posthumous honor, the Frost Medal for lifetime achievement
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 ...
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Nikki Giovanni receives a posthumous honor, the Frost Medal for lifetime achievement
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 ...