poems by Nikki Giovanni

Nikki Giovanni once said, "I like clear simple images, clear simple metaphors, making clear simple statements about not-so-clear, not-so-simple human beings." See how true the poet is to her quote in "The Beep Beep Poem" and "Kidnap Poem."

Here are all the word lists to support the reading of Grade 9 Unit 4's texts from SpringBoard's Common Core ELA series: Poetry, poemcrazy, Nikki-Rosa, We Real Cool, Fast Break, Identity, Ego Tripping, Hanging Fire, odes, Sonnet 18, In Response to Executive Order 9066, Young, Poetry Cafe, poems by Nikki Giovanni