“Ego-Tripping (there may be a reason why ... Finish story here; 10 Essential Nikki Giovanni Poems Everyone Should Read.

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 ...

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 ...