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The three-hour drive Kwame Alexander had taken countless times from Nikki Giovanni’s home in Christiansburg, Virginia, to Washington, D.C., felt different on Thursday morning. Three days prior, he had stood by Giovanni’s bedside with her family and a handful of close friends as the legendary poet and activist took her last breath. Giovanni died Monday at age 81 of complications from lung cancer. Alexander spent the week with her wife, Virginia C.
It was “major,” said Golden, who went on to become a prolific author of more than 20 books, a creative writing professor and a co-founder of the Hurston/Wright Foundation, an organization that honors Black writers. Golden and Giovanni worked together on various events and projects. Her death left Golden melancholy. “She did something very special for poetry. She made poetry this home, this place for people to live in,” Golden said.
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