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Adrienne Rich: 1995 Artist of the Year

By Adrienne Rich — 2012

Adrienne Rich was selected as Santa Cruz County Artist of the Year in 1995. She was honored at a ceremony at the newly remodeled Mello Center featuring many poets, including the Morton Marcus. Other luminaries included Henry Mello, Sam Farr, Fred Keeley, and Eric Schoeck.

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Nikki Giovanni Reads Her Poem “Vote”

Nikki Giovanni is 77, a civil rights activist, a poet driven to give voice to the Black community, and a self-described “little old lady” with a tattoo that reads “thug life.” And this fall, she has one message (written in verse, of course): VOTE.​

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Nikki Giovanni
2020
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What Does It Mean to Be Human? | Sonia Sanchez | TEDxPhiladelphia

In this captivating reading, legendary poet, activist and scholar Sonia Sanchez explores the most important question of the 21st century: What does it mean to be human?

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Sonia Sanchez
2014
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