It was a handwritten note from Nikki Giovanni. The celebrated poet and activist had already invited Jones to speak at Virginia Tech about her debut novel, “Leaving Atlanta.” Jones would later call it ...
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 ...
There are a lot of problems in the world of children’s books. Chief among them the saturation of celebrity-authored bilge that squeezes out brilliant voices – and then all the snot and poo.