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The Wright Conversations with Poet Nikki Giovanni

Season 2024 Episode 7 | 1hr 15m 28s

As part of its Wright Conversations series, the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History presents Nikki Giovanni, one of this country’s most widely read poets and one of America’s most renowned poets worldwide. Her poem, “Knoxville, Tennessee,” is arguably the single literary work most often associated with that city.

Aired: 04/01/24
The Wright Conversations with Poet Nikki Giovanni
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