Best Nikki Giovanni Poems

After numerous threats on our lives after 
a domestic violence with my abuser after 
I returned from Tampa murder 
trial I was finally healing several therapist home 
visits my children and I were ready for change 
after finishing a school conference with my disabled 

so...

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at fifteen
seeing and
listening
to you in 
Roanoke, VA
in that moment
I knew that's
what I wanted
to do and your
words elemental
thought-provoking
grounding, energizing,
and at times, 
beautifully subtle

and Ms. Giovanni,
if I were a poet
i'd be like you
vocal, strong, 
and flying on 
wings of freedom

you kidnapped me
that day at Virginia
Western Community
College to...

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I shall remember you when 
night crawls under day 
dressed up in sunshine and 
colorful hues I shall remember 
you in every single book I 
read catering to the fundamental 
findings craving thought like 
Langston Hughes I’ll fondly 
remember civil rights field 
trips dancing through...

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