Ballads on an Appalachian Evening.
November 15, 2012, 3:00 p.m.
Phelps Stokes
Poet, activist, mother, and distinguished Professor of English at Virginia Tech, Nikki Giovanni is author of 27 books and five time NAACP Image Award winner. In a career that has earned her accolades, awards, and honorary degrees, she has established herself as an outspoken and passionate writer who can entertain and challenge, inform and inspire. Co-sponsored with the Loyal Jones Appalachian Center (LJAC).