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

Poetry is the most mistaught subject in any school because we teach poetry by form and not by content.

Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni, Jr.

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• Poetry is the most mistaught subject in any school because we teach poetry by form and not by content.

  

  Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni, Jr.
  • School
  • Education
  • Poetry