I am thrilled to bits to see a poem by Nikki Giovanni!!!
I met her! Back in 1990 she made a very rare trip up to Toronto to promote her book Racism 101. I brought along a copy of her 1972 album, and she was totally amazed that I had it. She signed it for me before the show, and afterward when I went in the line to get my copy of her book signed, she remembered my name and I just about fainted from glee to have Nikki Giovanni call me by my first name like that. I felt like such a shameless fangirl.
She is poised and talented and beautiful and super smart and wonderful. And she's a Star Trek fan! The show was amazing. She read form the book, and did Nikki Rosa, and she even did a version of Ego Trippin'. I was in poetry heaven!
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Date: 2005-09-20 12:52 am (UTC)I met her! Back in 1990 she made a very rare trip up to Toronto to promote her book Racism 101. I brought along a copy of her 1972 album, and she was totally amazed that I had it. She signed it for me before the show, and afterward when I went in the line to get my copy of her book signed, she remembered my name and I just about fainted from glee to have Nikki Giovanni call me by my first name like that. I felt like such a shameless fangirl.
She is poised and talented and beautiful and super smart and wonderful. And she's a Star Trek fan! The show was amazing. She read form the book, and did Nikki Rosa, and she even did a version of Ego Trippin'. I was in poetry heaven!