Knoxville Tennessee, Nikki Giovanni

Knoxville Tennessee

Nikki Giovanni was born June 1943 she is a famous poet and has lots of imagination

1. The poem title Knoxville Tennessee is where the famous poet was born but grew up in lincoln. The poem was originally made for african american adults.

1. I always like summer
2. best
3. you can eat fresh corn
4. from daddy's garden
5. and okra
6. and greens
7. and cabbage
8. and lots of
9. barbecue
10. and buttermilk
11. and homemade ice-cream
12. at the church picnic
13. and listen to
14. gospel music
15. outside
16. at the church
17. homecoming
18. and go to the mountains with
19. your grandmother
20. and go barefooted
21. and be warm
22. all the time
23. not only when you go to bed
24. and sleep

1. This poem relates to how she lived back then when we didnt have all this technology

June 7, 1943 77yrs present

1. Imagine spending a warm summer day eating ice cream and relaxing thats what this poem is about.,