Podcasts about poet nikki giovanni

Congressman-elect John McGuire, a Republican, told VPM News last month, “We are working through timing and will be resigned before being sworn into Congress, as required.” Virginia's legislative session starts Jan. 8, days after Congress convenes on Jan. 3.    Henrico County is short ~200 public school teachers, and the Albertsons–Kroger merger has been blocked by the feds. Poet Nikki Giovanni died on Monday, and earlier this year she told NPR exactly how she felt about it.

Nikki Giovanni, a fierce and lyrical voice of the Black experience, has died. Giovanni's work illuminated love, liberation and the unyielding power of self-expression. Tributes are pouring in from across the country as admirers and friends mourn the passing of a literary legend. Geoff Bennett reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Nikki Giovanni carved out a revolutionary legacy during the civil rights era with poems that uplifted the experiences of Black Americans. On Monday, she died at age 81, following her third cancer diagnosis. We revisit Tom Power's conversation with the iconic poet from earlier in the year when she discussed her involvement in the birth of hip-hop, why artists should go to space, and how she packed a club full of 100 people that included guests like Morgan Freeman and Nina Simone. 

Nikki Giovanni has spent more than five decades in the public eye, as an activist, poet and innovator. Born on the "wrong side of the tracks" in Knoxville, Tennessee, during the era of segregation, Giovanni came of age during the Black power and civil rights movements in 1960s in America. She came under the spotlight again in 2007, when the university she had been teaching at, Virginia Tech, was the victim of a mass shooting, carried out by one of her former students. The poem she wrote to commemorate the 32 victims, “We are Virginia Tech”, touched many people across the world. In this episode of Ways to Change the World, Nikki Giovanni joins Krishnan Guru-Murthy to to talk about her life and work, how anger has fuelled her poetry at different stages of her life - touching on topics such as domestic abuse, segregation, Black Lives Matter and Donald Trump - and recounts her experience of the 2007 Virginia Tech massacre. Produced by Silvia Maresca.

Nikki Giovanni is one of only a handful of poets whose work has been published as a Penguin Modern Classic in their own life time. A key figure of America's Black Arts Movement as both a writer an activist, she speaks to Tom about her life and career.A well-known actor, Andrew Buchan has now turned to writing with Passenger, the new ITV crimes drama set in the gothic landscape of the Lancashire-Yorkshire border.And Oxford's Ashmolean museum has a new exhibition of Flemish drawings, Bruegel to Rubens. Artist Jonathan Yeo and critic Jonathan Jones, author of Earthly Delights: A History of the Renaissance, join to discuss.Presenter: Tom Sutcliffe Producer: Ciaran Bermingham

The Moss Center in Blacksburg, Virginia presented a live performance and historic collaboration between renowned poet and Virginia Tech legend Nikki Giovanni and saxophonist-composer and former Jazz Messenger Javon Jackson. Their collaboration for over a year has yielded the CD The Gospel According to Nikki Giovanni. For an intimate jazz performance, Jackson brought his bold-toned, Trane-inspired tenor lines to bear on a series of hymns, spirituals, and gospel numbers hand-picked by Giovanni. The live performance also included jazz singer, Nnenna Freelon. This collaboration with Nikki Giovanni produced Jackson's fifth album for his Solid Jackson Records label. With a remarkable career as a Jazz saxophonist, Jackson released a potent tribute to a towering influence, Celebrating John Coltrane. His inaugural release on Solid Jackson Records featured the venerable drummer and former Coltrane collaborator Jimmy Cobb. He followed later in 2012 with Lucky 13, which featured the great soul-jazz keyboardist Les McCann and included a mellow instrumental rendition of Stevie Wonder's "Don't You Worry' Bout a Thing" along with a version of McCann's 1969 hit, "Compared to What." That same remarkably productive year, Jackson received the prestigious Benny Golson Award from Howard University in Washington, D.C., for recognition of excellence in jazz. Jackson's debut on the Smoke Sessions label, 2014's Expression, was a live quartet recording from the Smoke Jazz & Supper Club in Upper Manhattan. https://javonjackson.com/

Nikki Giovanni is known around the world for her writing and activism. Her writing touches on social issues, like race and gender. She recently retired from teaching at Virginia Tech after 35 years. Giovanni sat down with reporter Roxy Todd, who asked about her advice to students.

Javon Jackson talks in depth about his early influences and how having strong and supportive parents helped to shape his musical journey. He shares some of the knowledge, wisdom , and life lessons he learned as a member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, and from playing with legendary trumpeter Freddie Hubbard. We also discuss his time at Berklee College of Music, his current position at Hartford's Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz and his recent collaboration with Poet Nikki Giovanni. 

For the past 50 years, Nikki Giovanni has been one of our preeminent poets. She joins this week, reflecting on how her childhood led to a life of writing (4:28), the enduring impact of a televised conversation with James Baldwin (11:40), the story behind her famous poem, “I Married My Mother” (16:30), and why she doesn't believe in role models (21:43). On the back-half, we work our way to the present, as Nikki shares her experience of visiting the African American Museum (27:15), the evolution of her poetry (30:02), and how she grappled with two cancer diagnoses (33:55). To close, Nikki reads from her inventive about the author page (39:17).  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nikki Giovanni has a gift for making the everyday extraordinary. She is an American poet, commentator, activist and educator. She has published multiple poetry anthologies, children's books and spoken word recordings. In the 1960's she was dubbed “the poet of the black revolution.” She was an activist in the civil rights movement and an inspiration for the Black Arts movement. She has won 7 NAACP Image awards, the Langston Hughes Medal, and was the first recipient of the Rosa Parks Woman of Courage Award. In the 1970's Nikki produced and made several appearances on the television program Soul!, where she engaged in a memorable dialogue with James Baldwin. She has taught writing and literature at Queens College, Rutgers and Ohio State, and is now the University Distinguished Professor of English at Virginia Tech. We are so, so fortunate to have Nikki on our Twisting the Plot Podcast. We could have talked together for hours. Conversations with Nikki are like poetry itself. Multiple meanings exude from each word she speaks. She's a wordsmith, a storyteller, and a wise guide. And she lets her imagination run free. She thinks growing older is a good idea. She reads from her most recent book, Make Me Rain.   Make Me Rain make me rain turn me into a snowflake   let me rest on your tongue   make me a piece of ice so I can cool you   let me be the cloud that embraces you   or the quilt that gets you dry   snuggle close listen to me sing on the windowsill   make me rain on you   Check out Nikki's website at www.nikki-giovanni.com Read some more of Nikki's poems at poetryfoundation.org Buy Make Me Rain: Poems and Prose by Nikki Giovanni on Amazon

Nikki Giovanni has a gift for making the everyday extraordinary.  She is an American poet, commentator, activist and educator. She has published multiple poetry anthologies, children’s books and spoken word recordings. In the 1960’s she was dubbed “the poet of the black revolution.” She was an activist in the civil rights movement and an inspiration for the Black Arts movement. She has won 7 NAACP Image awards, the Langston Hughes Medal, and was the first recipient of the Rosa Parks Woman of Courage Award.  In the 1970’s Nikki produced and made several appearances on the television program Soul!, where she engaged in a memorable dialogue with James Baldwin. She has taught writing and literature at Queens College, Rutgers and Ohio State, and is now the University Distinguished Professor of English at Virginia Tech. We are so, so fortunate to have Nikki on our Twisting the Plot Podcast.  We could have talked together for hours. Conversations with Nikki are like poetry itself. Multiple meanings exude from each word she speaks. She’s a wordsmith, a storyteller, and a wise guide. And she lets her imagination run free. She thinks growing older is a good idea. She reads from her most recent book, Make Me Rain.    Make Me Rain make me rain turn me into a snowflake   let me rest on your tongue   make me a piece of ice so I can cool you   let me be the cloud that embraces you   or the quilt  that gets you dry   snuggle close listen to me sing on the windowsill   make me rain on you   Check out Nikki's website at www.nikki-giovanni.com Read some more of Nikki's poems at poetryfoundation.org Buy Make Me Rain: Poems and Prose by Nikki Giovanni on Amazon

Exploring Environmental Terrorism with Poet Nikki Giovanni and the Father of Environmental Justice Robert Bullard. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wwpoetic/message

Nikki Giovanni is a Grammy-award winning poet, essayist and professor at Virginia Tech University. She's been creating beautiful, plain spoken prose that's knocked us off our feet since the 1960s. She's worked with James Baldwin, Maya Angelou and Mohammad Ali. Oprah considers her to be a "living legend." Her powerful prose will catch you off-guard if you're not careful. Her words speak truth to power. Her words emancipate the mind, the body and the soul! Her latest collection of poems is called "Make Me Rain." Nikki joins Bullseye to talk about the first poem she can remember writing, overcoming teenage angst and why she's not afraid—excited even—to find life on Mars. Plus, she'll tell us why never being satisfied can be toxic.

Nikki Giovanni is one of America's greatest living poets. She has written dozens of collections of poetry as well as non-fiction and other work. Giovanni has received many awards and other honors including a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts and three NAACP Image awards for literature. She was also a central voice in the Black Arts Movement. Giovanni is currently University Distinguished Professor at Virginia Tech. Nikki Giovanni's new book is “Make Me Rain: Poems & Prose”. Giovanni reflects on truth-telling and writing as vocation, the evil of Donald Trump, the ultimate emptiness of white supremacy, and why black people keep struggling to save American society from its own racism and other iniquities. Nikki Giovanni also shares some memories of her public dialogue with James Baldwin. Chauncey DeVega's lifelong friend Bill the Lizard is also a guest on this installment of the podcast. They discuss how best to process grief from our losing such actors as Chadwick Boseman, Max Von Sydow, David Prose (Darth Vader) and Sean Connery in this horrible 2020. Chauncey DeVega is especially upset over the loss of professional wrestling legend Pat Patterson and Hugh Keays-Byrne, the actor who portrayed Immortan Joe and Toecutter in two of George Miller's wondrous Mad Max films. And to bring some joy and levity to these especially difficult last few weeks, Bill the Lizard and Chauncey discuss The Mandalorian and their favorite new Star Wars friend “Grogu”. SELECTED LINKS OF INTEREST FOR THIS EPISODE OF THE CHAUNCEY DEVEGA SHOW No game days. No bars. The pandemic is forcing some men to realize they need deeper friendships. ‘Makes you ask why the hell we even bother.' Infectious disease experts face disillusionment as COVID-19 pandemic worsens Mad Max's Hugh Keays-Byrne was an actor of visceral, wall-rattling force and underrated talent WWE Hall of Famer Pat Patterson passes away It Seems Bad That the Guy the President Just Pardoned Is Calling for Him to Execute a Military Coup Werner Herzog Was Brought to Tears by Baby Yoda WHERE CAN YOU FIND ME? On Twitter: https://twitter.com/chaunceydevega On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chauncey.devega My email: chaunceydevega@gmail.com Leave a voicemail for The Chauncey DeVega Show: (262) 864-0154 HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT THE CHAUNCEY DEVEGA SHOW? Via Paypal at ChaunceyDeVega.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thechaunceydevegashow Please subscribe to and follow my new podcast The Truth Report https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-truth-report-with-chauncey-devega/id1465522298 http://thetruthreportwithchaunceydevega.libsyn.com/ Music at the end of this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show is by JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound. You can listen to some of their great music on Spotify.

Nikki Giovanni's latest collection, "Make Me Rain," delivers a soul-stirring conversation that confronts social injustices and exalts Black pride.

Reflections from poet Nikki Giovanni; Documentary film 'Always In Season' addresses generational trauma of lynching; Binders Art Supply's New "Splatter Room"; Soul Food Cypher's founders on the power of freestyle to sharpen minds and communities.

On this episode I discuss the Seven of Swords energy, how we can learn to control our energy frequencies + a quote by Poet Nikki Giovanni. I will touch on the how and why it's SUPER important that we pay attention to the energy we are emitting and receiving. Also, lets get into the discussion of GRATITUDE! What are you grateful for? Let's discuss! Make sure to rate, subscribe and review! Id love to hear your feedback! Support: www.anchor.fm/realtalkwithmichelle/support Email: realtalkwithmichelle@gmail.com Facebook: Real Talk with Michelle Youtube: Real Talk with Michelle Instagram: @dreamchelle --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/realtalkwithmichelle/message

Poet Nikki Giovanni reads a selection of her poems as part of the 2016 Writer's Symposium by the Sea at Point Loma Nazarene University. Series: "Writer's Symposium By The Sea" [Humanities] [Show ID: 30819]

Poet Nikki Giovanni reads a selection of her poems as part of the 2016 Writer’s Symposium by the Sea at Point Loma Nazarene University. Series: "Writer's Symposium By The Sea" [Humanities] [Show ID: 30819]

Poet Nikki Giovanni reads a selection of her poems as part of the 2016 Writer’s Symposium by the Sea at Point Loma Nazarene University. Series: "Writer's Symposium By The Sea" [Humanities] [Show ID: 30819]

Poet Nikki Giovanni reads a selection of her poems as part of the 2016 Writer's Symposium by the Sea at Point Loma Nazarene University. Series: "Writer's Symposium By The Sea" [Humanities] [Show ID: 30819]

Poet Nikki Giovanni reads a selection of her poems as part of the 2016 Writer’s Symposium by the Sea at Point Loma Nazarene University. Series: "Writer's Symposium By The Sea" [Humanities] [Show ID: 30819]

Poet Nikki Giovanni reads a selection of her poems as part of the 2016 Writer’s Symposium by the Sea at Point Loma Nazarene University. Series: "Writer's Symposium By The Sea" [Humanities] [Show ID: 30819]

Poet Nikki Giovanni reads a selection of her poems as part of the 2016 Writer’s Symposium by the Sea at Point Loma Nazarene University. Series: "Writer's Symposium By The Sea" [Humanities] [Show ID: 30819]

Poet Nikki Giovanni reads a selection of her poems as part of the 2016 Writer’s Symposium by the Sea at Point Loma Nazarene University. Series: "Writer's Symposium By The Sea" [Humanities] [Show ID: 30819]

On this edition of Cultural Manifesto Kyle features an interview with the legendary poet Nikki Giovanni. Plus Mat Davis returns with his monthly Localmotion segment. Mat's guest will be Indianapolis poet Januarie York.

On this edition of Cultural Manifesto Kyle features an interview with the legendary poet Nikki Giovanni. Plus Mat Davis returns with his monthly Localmotion segment. Mat's guest will be Indianapolis poet Januarie York.