Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni, Jr. (Nikki Giovanni) Quotes

The poet Melvin B. Tolson once said "A civilization is judged only in its decline." That made sense to me. I would imagine the same is true for poets and tennis players.

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• The poet Melvin B. Tolson once said "A civilization is judged only in its decline." That made sense to me. I would imagine the same is true for poets and tennis players.

  

  Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni, Jr.
  • Player
  • Imagine
  • Tennis