The Virginia Festival of the Book will pay tribute to poet Nikki Giovanni with readings, live music and tributes from ...

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. (AP ...

NEW YORK — (AP) — 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 ...