[To write poems] I think it's important to do research, and research mostly is going to come from books, so all of your reading is potentially helpful to your poetry.
Nikki GiovanniA white face goes with a white mind. Occasionally a black face goes with a white mind. Very seldom a white face will have a black mind.
Nikki GiovanniI think one of the nicest things that we created as a generation was just the fact that we could say, 'Hey, I don't like white people.'
Nikki Giovanni