She was introduced by Mayor Sylvester Turner, who declared Thursday "Nikki Giovanni Day" in the city. Won't somebody hug her, won't somebody hug her, standing in the middle of the road," she said. Somebody heard my mother cry standing in the middle of the road. "Somebody heard my mother cry standing in the middle of the road. In an hour-long presentation that offered glimpses into her life and works, she spoke of the collection of poems and short essays and read two new works - about her love of libraries and black men - before reciting the beginning of a poem she's still writing. She spoke on aging, death, slavery and celebrations before an enthusiastic crowd of more than 1,000 Thursday at the University of Houston's Cullen Performance Hall as part of the Houston Public Library's quarterly author series and to mark Black History Month.
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