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Poet Nikki Giovanni: Life is a Good Idea
Poet Nikki Giovanni: Life is a Good Idea
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Length:
44 minutes
Released:
Oct 3, 2021
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Podcast episode
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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).
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Released:
Oct 3, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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