Speaking of a Great Poet.....

Hectic can't even completely describe how my week or past month has been. Each and every day makes me wish for Happy Hour. Well, I got that and more....

Nikki Giovanni is my ultimate fave when it comes to the world of Poetry. She's a Gemini like myself, but she also never fails when it comes to the poems that she pens down. She is an English Professor at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, also known as Virginia Tech, in Blacksburg, Virginia.

Love Poems by Nikki Giovanni is on my top ten list of GOOD READS. One of the best ever!! It was published in 1997 and includes great poems such as 'I Wrote a Good Omelet', 'All Eyez on U' (written especially for Tupac Shakur with whom I share a birthday), and my very own faves: The Way I Feel and That Day.

I was so nervous to meet her at first at the new location of Busboys and Poets on 5th and K St. Thanks to a friend of mine who called to inform me she was going to make an appearance, otherwise I would have never met her last week on Thursday, April 30th. I did not actually have a chance to meet her one-on-one because the place was packed. Nonetheless, she was a joy to listen to as she read a few poems from her new book entitled Bicycles. She also went on to talk about some of the shows she has been watching as of late like Jeopardy and Deal or No Deal, as well as murder and other unnecessary things in life.

I have celebrated the past two birthday dinners at the one on 14th and V St. I absolutely LOVE their Catfish, Nachos w/ Chicken, and most of all Carrot Cake! Also, it's all I could ever want for my birthday: Books, House of Poetry, and an intimate dinner with friends and loved ones.

It was too bad that I didn't get a chance to tell her I'm a big fan of her work, but until next time Ms. Giovanni.....