Nikki Giovanni: How To Make It In Poetry

Toure Show

DCP Entertainment

Performing Arts, Arts, Society & Culture

4.8 • 880 Ratings

🗓️ 29 November 2017

⏱️ 89 minutes

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Toure Show is successful people talking about the talents, tactics, and attitudes that helped them become successful. What’s at the core of your success? What’s your superpower? How did you rebound from failure? Hopefully these are conversations that are valuable to you and help you get more fuel for your journey. Nikki Giovanni is one of the greatest living poets in the world. I grew up hearing Ego Tripping recited over and over in ways that seemed to magically transform all who recited it and all who heard it. And so many of her other poems are so simple or so beautiful or so powerful that I can’t forget them. Plus Nikki is a joy to be around. She’s funny, smart, humble, and she’s cool. She’s the best dinner guest imaginable. In this hour plus conversation we talk about: • Her insight into Trump voters after a life lived in Appalachia. • The impact of watching domestic violence in her childhood home. • How she rebounded from a health scare by getting onstage. • What makes a great poem. • How she learned to cry. • Why she feels she needs to go into outer space. If you want to talk to me about this ep or suggest a future guest I’m on Twitter @Toure and on Instagram @Toureshow. And please rate and review on iTunes—it makes a difference! Toure Show Ep #3 Nikki Giovanni: How To Make It In Poetry Host & Writer: Touré Producer: Chris Colbert The House: Cadence13 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Support the show: https://www.dcpofficial.com/toureshow See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:00.0	Nicki Giovanni is dying to go into outer space.
1:05.0	We need to get creative writers in space and we're laughing because I said, well, I'll go, you know, I can do that.
1:12.0	And he said, Nicki, he's very he's very nice but I love him so much she said well you know
1:15.6	Nicky we can send you in the space but we can't bring you back and who can not why not and I had lung
1:20.1	cancer and so I have I'm missing an organ he said because your organs will
1:24.7	and your organs are moving and it will kill you I said let me try this another way
1:29.6	slower or loud I will die one day. So I just assume, you know, wait five years, ten years, send me up into space.
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