“I am a storyteller more than a poet,” award-winning poet Nikki Giovanni said to students during her recent visit to Belmont. Throughout her time on campus, Giovanni shared not only poems with students, but also stories and wisdom from her life. Originally from Knoxville, Giovanni attended Fisk University in Nashville where she became involved in the Black Arts Movement and got interested in writing, specifically poetry. Giovanni was invited to Belmont’s campus in conjunction with the 2018 Humanities Symposium and as the featured speaker for First Year Seminar.

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