An Evening with Nikki Giovanni

400 Ferndale Avenue,Frederick MD 21701

22 February, 2022

Description

Nikki Giovanni is one of this country’s most widely read poets and one of America’s most renowned poets world-wide. Giovanni has received numerous awards in the course of her career, including seven Image Awards from the N.A.A.C.P., more than two-dozen honorary degrees, the first Rosa Parks Woman of Courage Award, the Langston Hughes Medal for Poetry, and the Carl Sandburg Literary Award; additionally, Oprah Winfrey recognized her in 2005 as one of twenty-five “Living Legends.” She continues to teach, write, and publish books, the most recent of which is A Good Cry. Her newest collection, Make Me Rain, was released in October of 2020. Sponsored by the Hanson Lecture Series through the Foundation for Enhancing Communities