they say you should fight the cold with the cold but since … - Nikki Giovanni

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they say you should fight the cold with the cold
but since i never do anything right
i called you

Nikki Giovanni

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Nikki Giovanni (June 7, 1943 – December 9, 2024) was an American poet, writer, commentator, activist, and educator.

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Birth Name: Yolande Cornelia Giovanni Jr.

Alternative Names: Yolande Cornelia Giovanni, Jr

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Poetry is the culture of a people. We are poets even when we don’t write poems; just look at our life, our rhythms, our tenderness, our signifying, our sermons and our songs.

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may i spin a poem around you
come let's step into my web
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they say you should fight the cold with the cold but since i never do anything right i called you - Nikki Giovanni

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