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

Poetry is the oldest and most varied art we have: if anyone tells you there is one correct method for composing a poem, ...

“Thret,” which is probably my favorite piece in the book, reads like a tiny crime novel with speculative elements. It’s ...

The famous words "'Twas the night before Christmas" shaped the holiday by popularizing stockings, reindeer, and even Santa ...

So, imagine my delight at the chance to hear on November 14, not one but two Santa Barbara women Poets Laureate at the Blue ...

Legendary poet and activist Nikki Giovanni who has become one of the foremost voices in Black culture has passed away at 81 ...

Nikki Giovanni, a prominent poet, civil rights activist and educator, has died at 81. 'We will forever be grateful for the ...

Unlike many of her Black Arts contemporaries, she honed her voice in poems about the comforts of home and domesticity and the particular strengths and joys of being a woman. She insisted that her ...