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    Nikki G: A Portrait of Nikki Giovanni in Her Own Words
    Nikki G: A Portrait of Nikki Giovanni in Her Own Words
    Nikki G: A Portrait of Nikki Giovanni in Her Own Words
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    Nikki G: A Portrait of Nikki Giovanni in Her Own Words

    By Darryl L. Lacy

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    Nikki Giovanni, admired for her honesty and strength, is recognized the world over as being a poet of both social and self growth. Nikki G: A Portrait of Nikki Giovanni in Her Own Words offers a glimpse into how the poet lives as a poet. As an influential force in the oral poetry movement in Black culture, Nikki Giovannis words are theater.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisheriUniverse
    Release dateJun 26, 2012
    ISBN9781475930818
    Nikki G: A Portrait of Nikki Giovanni in Her Own Words
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    Darryl L. Lacy

    Darryl L. Lacy was born and raised in Buffalo, New York. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in theater from the State University College at Buffalo and a Master of Fine Arts degree in performing arts management from Brooklyn College of the City University of New York. In 1987, he founded Darryl Lacy Productions in Harlem, New York, where he currently resides.

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      Nikki G - Darryl L. Lacy

      Copyright © 1990, 2012 by Darryl L. Lacy.

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by any information storage retrieval system without the written permission of the publisher except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

      The script contains parts of chapters 1, 2, 4 and 5 from Gemini and the following poems by Nikki Giovanni:

      Cotton Candy on A Rainy Day

      Ego Tripping

      For Saundra

      Gus (For My Father)

      Mothers

      My House

      My Tower

      Nikki-Rosa

      Of Liberation

      Poem for A Lady Whose Voice I Like

      Poetry

      Revolutionary Dreams

      That Day

      The Life I Led

      The New Yorkers

      The True Import of Present Dialogue, Black vs. Negro

      When I Die

      These materials were used by permission of Nikki Giovanni.

      CAUTION:

      All rights including professional, amateur, motion picture, recitation, lecturing, public reading, radio broadcasting, and television are strictly reserved. Application for performance, etc., should be made before rehearsal to Darryl Lacy Productions, www.darryllacyproductions.com.

      Front Cover Artwork: Tim T. Thomas

      iUniverse books may be ordered through booksellers or by contacting:

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      1-800-Authors (1-800-288-4677)

      The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      ISBN: 978-1-4759-3080-1 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4759-3081-8 (ebk)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2012910523

      iUniverse rev. date: 03/14/2013

      Contents

      About the Author

      Introduction

      Act I

      Act II

      About the Author

      Darryl L. Lacy was born and raised in Buffalo, New York. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in theater from the State University College at Buffalo and a Master of Fine Arts degree in performing arts management from Brooklyn College of the City University of New York. In 1987, he founded Darryl Lacy Productions in Harlem, New York, where he current resides.

      For Michelle Miki Biggins

      Nikki G: A Portrait of Nikki Giovanni in Her Own Words was first presented by Darryl Lacy Productions at the Harlem School of the Arts Theatre in New York City on May 12, 1990, with the following cast:

      Michelle Miki Biggins

      Estelle Johnson

      Lonnie McCoy

      Ava Moses

      Yael Daniel M. R.

      Glenn Dandridge

      Brian Biggins

      Michael C. Williams

      Director: Darryl L. Lacy

      Stage Manager: Rachel L. Ferguson

      Darryl Lacy Productions presented a twentieth anniversary production of Nikki G: A Portrait of Nikki Giovanni in Her Own Words at the Dwyer Cultural Center in New York City on June 21,

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