[Motown Writers Network] Event: An Evening With Nikki Giovanni Sept 30

click through to see details Save the date – September 30, 2010 An Evening With Nikki Giovanni Please join Wayne State University's Graduate School in welcoming world-renowned poet Nikki Giovanni to campus on Thursday, September 30, for her presentation An Evening With Nikki Giovanni. The event will be held in the WSU Law School's Spencer M. Partrich Auditorium from 5:30-7 p.m. Giovanni will sign books in the lobby before her presentation, starting at 4:00 p.m. RSVP for this event by using this link: RSVP NOW! Giovanni is an acclaimed poet, writer, commentator, activist and educator. Over the past 30 years, her outspokenness in her writing and during lectures has put her in the spotlight. One of the most widely read American poets, she prides herself on being "a black American, a daughter, a mother, and a professor of English." Giovanni remains as determined and committed as ever to the fight for civil rights and equality. Always insisting on presenting the truth as she sees it, she has maintained a prominent place as a strong voice of the black community. Her focus is on the individual, specifically, on the power one has to make a difference in oneself, and thus, in the lives of others. The author of some 30 books for adults as well as children, Giovanni is a University Distinguished Professor at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia. To learn more about Nikki Giovanni, visit nikki-giovanni.com. For more information about the WSU Graduate School, visit gradschool.wayne.edu/. We hope you will be able to join us for this exciting special event. (click on the book covers below to purchase any book to have it signed before the event!)