Renowned poet, author, and activist Nikki Giovanni dies at 81 after a recent diagnosis of lung cancer. Her legacy will live ...

Nikki Giovanni was a one-of-a-kind writing talent who tackled everything from racism to love to life and death in her works.

Nikki Giovanni died this week, at the age of eighty-one, as that rarest of things: a best-selling poet. Her work burst onto ...

I first encountered Nikki Giovanni, who died on Monday at the age of 81, in the pages of the 1973 edition of the Norton Anthology of Modern Poetry. It was the ...

Truth is On Its Way is just a reminder of how evident Giovanni’s vision and genius was, from the very beginning ...

From former Knoxville mayors to inspired writers, many people treasured the time they spent with acclaimed poet Nikki Giovanni, who died Dec. 9.

During a career that placed her in the upper echelon of 20th century literary figures, Giovanni kept coming back.

‘The Princess of Black Poetry” Nikki Giovanni has died. She was 81 years old. Giovanni’s wife said she died from ...

The late poet spent over half a century in the public eye with her unabashed writing, her fiery, funny speeches, and her careful inquiries of other thinkers.

A plaque honoring Giovanni is located at the Cal Johnson Recreation Center, just across from where her grandparents lived.

Following the death of Nikki Giovanni, celebrities and leaders honored the late poet on social media. See the heartfelt reactions.

Nikki Giovanni, the poet, author, educator and public speaker who rose from borrowing money to release her first book to ...