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About Nikki Giovanni

Nikki Giovanni is a Grammy-nominated American poet activist and author who has written many books of poetry for children and adults. She is the author of Ego-tripping and Other Poems for Young People I Am Loved and Rosa a Caldecott Honor book. She has received some twenty-five honorary degrees was the first recipient of the Rosa L. Parks Woman of Courage Award and has been awarded the Langston Hughes Medal for poetry. She lives in Blacksburg Virginia where she is a University Distinguished Professor of poetry at Virginia Tech. Instagram: giovanni.nikki nikki-giovanni.com Erin Robinson is a Fashion Designer by trade but also a trained fine artist from Parsons School of Design and the Corcoran School of Art. Her daydreamy magical imagination is inspired by travel color texture the feminine shape and the many shades and coifs of Brooklyn. She currently splits her time between New York City and Washington D.C. Find her at brooklyndolly.com and on Instagram @brooklyndolly.