Illustrations

photography by Michael Kiernan, photography manager for Virginia TechUniversity and by Virginia Tech University Photographers

Nikki Giovanni, Virginia Tech University Distinguished Professor, English Photo by John McCormick
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Nikki Giovanni Photo by Logan Wallace
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Nikki Giovanni Photo by Logan Wallace
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Nikki Giovanni with Yankee—Virgina Tech baseball hat Photo by Michael Kiernan
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Nikki Giovanni and Ginney Fowler in their Christiansburg garden Photo by Kelsey Kradel
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Convocation; Nikki Giovanni at podium Photo by John McCormick
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Joanne Gabbin of James Madison University at the home of Dr. Maya Angelou. Winston Salem, N. C. Photo by Michael Kiernan
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Nikki Giovanni leads poets, writers, and professors in a closing choral reading on the stage of Wilson Auditorium at James Madison University. Photo by Kelsey Kradel.
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Nikki Giovanni; Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Celebration Literary Event Photo by Josh Armstrong
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Dr. Maya Angelou with Joanne Gabbin and Nikki Giovanni. Photo taken in Dr Angelou's home. Photo by Michael Kiernan
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Old wood stove at McDonald Mill, Catawba Valley, Montgomery, County, V. A. Photo by Michael Kiernan
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Old barn and rainbow in Catawba Valley. Photo by Michael Kiernan
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McDonald's Mill. Fall in Catawba Valley. Photo by Michael Kiernan
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Old Ford truck in Catawba Valley. Photo by Michael Kiernan
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McDonald's Mill Covered Bridge. Fall in Catawba Valley. Photo by Michael Kiernan
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Nikki Giovanni reading from Bicycles Photo by Jim Stroup
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