Palm Beach Community College is honored to have a true American treasure, Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni, visit our campus on January 17, 2008. This renowned American Poet will speak in the Martin Luther King, Jr., Plaza on the Lake Worth campus at 7:30 AM. "Making Dreams a Reality" is the theme for this annual celebration which will be accompanied with a complimentary breakfast.
Giovanni is known for voicing out against hate-motivated violence and recently spoke at a commemoration for the Virginia Tech massacre with an "electrifying speech." She is certainly no stranger to audiences as she has been teaching since 1987 and is a Distinguished Professor of English at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA.
Powerful speaker Nikki Giovanni - "We Are Virginia Tech"
Giovanni has authored many books of poetry, children's books and essays. In her earlier writings, she was inspired by the civil rights and black power movements. Later, her works echoed poetic pros of African America and love. In tribute to this great poet, the Palm Beach Community College Library has many of her books in a window display on the second floor just inside of the North entrance.
Books by and about Nikki Giovanni in the LLRC - Lake Worth Campus
| Acolytes, by Nikki Giovanni |
The collected poetry of Nikki Giovanni, |
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| The collected poetry of Nikki Giovanni |
The prosaic soul of Nikki Giovanni,by Nikki Giovanni |
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Interesting Links:
- nikki-giovanni.com
- en.wikipedia.org
- http://www.readingrockets.org/books/interviews/giovanni#interviews
- http://www.bookrags.com/Nikki_Giovanni
- http://www.pbs.org/kcet/tavissmiley/video/222.html
- The Free Library of Philadelphia podcast of a presentation by Nikki Giovanni for her newest book of poetry titled Acolytes. 1 hour long
https://webmail.pbcc.edu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://libwww.freelibrary.org/podcast/index.cfm?podcastID=12
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