Yolande Cornelia “Nikki” Giovanni, an american poet, editor, writer, and activist. Giovanni was born in Knoxville, Tennessee on June 07, 1943 to Yolande Cornelia, Sr. and Jones “Gus” Giovanni. Giovanni shared an unique relationship with her forthright, maternal grandmother, who nurtured her of their African-American heritage. This abundant disclosure of her personal heritage resulted in further appreciation, and inspiration to take on her career as a poet. When Giovanni was still a young girl, she and her family left Knoxville, Tennessee, and moved to Lincoln Heights, Ohio, one of the predominantly black communities during this time period. However, her relationship she shared with her grandmother remained unblemished. Giovanni’s poetry
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Agreeingly, critic Donez Xiques, in a review of Gemini, states, “One cannot follow her, nor can one be confident of her leadership” (Xiques 184). Due to Gemini’s lack of creative style and inconsistency between the arguments, Xiques questions the reasoning behind this piece being written in the first place. The organization the Giovanni uses for this poem is lacking stylistic prestige and appears to be scattered and inconsistent. This uneven organization prompts the readers to grasp onto a false, unintended political stance, thus making the reader question the reliability of Giovanni, as a writer, and asking themselves whether or not they should be taking her seriously (Xiques 184). Supplementary, Nikki Giovanni used contrading misinformation in her poem Ugly Honkies, or The Election Game and How to Win It, specifically the stylistic organization of this poem should weigh more heavily towards the weaker blacks. When analyzing this poem, Don L. Lee states, “the poem is a street corner rap, not a poem”, thus further contending to her ineffective syntax and poor organization (Lee 183). Critic June Jordan conforms to this idea by stating, “Over-all, the style of the book poses some difficulty; paragraphs slide about and loosely switch tracks on the reader” (Jordan 183). Contributing to the way in which Giovanni organizes her poems, it appears that the synopsis is simple. Worded from Don L. Lee himself, “Nikki is at her best in the short, personal poem. She is definitely growing as a poet. Her effectiveness is in the area of the ‘fast rap.’ She says the right things at the right time. Orally this is cool, but it doesn’t come across as printed poetry” (Lee
Agreeingly, critic Donez Xiques, in a review of Gemini, states, “One cannot follow her, nor can one be confident of her leadership” (Xiques 184). Due to Gemini’s lack of creative style and inconsistency between the arguments, Xiques questions the reasoning behind this piece being written in the first place. The organization the Giovanni uses for this poem is lacking stylistic prestige and appears to be scattered and inconsistent. This uneven organization prompts the readers to grasp onto a false, unintended political stance, thus making the reader question the reliability of Giovanni, as a writer, and asking themselves whether or not they should be taking her seriously (Xiques 184). Supplementary, Nikki Giovanni used contrading misinformation in her poem Ugly Honkies, or The Election Game and How to Win It, specifically the stylistic organization of this poem should weigh more heavily towards the weaker blacks. When analyzing this poem, Don L. Lee states, “the poem is a street corner rap, not a poem”, thus further contending to her ineffective syntax and poor organization (Lee 183). Critic June Jordan conforms to this idea by stating, “Over-all, the style of the book poses some difficulty; paragraphs slide about and loosely switch tracks on the reader” (Jordan 183). Contributing to the way in which Giovanni organizes her poems, it appears that the synopsis is simple. Worded from Don L. Lee himself, “Nikki is at her best in the short, personal poem. She is definitely growing as a poet. Her effectiveness is in the area of the ‘fast rap.’ She says the right things at the right time. Orally this is cool, but it doesn’t come across as printed poetry” (Lee