Nikki Giovanni -The Struggle of an Africa-American Woman Nikki Giovanni through her work has become one of the most celebrated and controversial poets in the nation. In her three decade career she has published thirteen books of poetry. Giovanni’s involvement to the Civil Rights Movement influenced her first three poem books. Throughout her career she has obtained many awards and titles for her poetry as well as for her demeanor. Giovanni was born under …showed first 75 words of 1410 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1410 total…Hamilton For Children Spin a Soft Black Song (1971) Ego-Tripping and Other Poems for Young People (1973) Vacation Time: Poems for Children (1981) Knoxville, Tennessee (1994) The Genie in the Jar (1996) The Sun Is So Quiet : Poems (1996) Illustrated by: Ashley Bryan Edited By Nikki Giovanni Night Comes Softly (1970) Grand Mothers Poems Reminiscences, and Short Stories About the Keepers of Our Traditions(1994) Shimmy Shimmy Shimmy Like My Sister Kate : Looking at the Harlem Renaissance Through Poems (1996) Illustrated by: Chris Raschka