Artemis Speaks
By making the world a more beautiful place, Artemis Speaks interviews writers and artists from the Appalachian Region of the Blue Ridge Mountains and beyond. This is a time we need to write and make art for the sake of healing our souls and enriching our communities. This podcast is a production of the Artemis Journal, a charitable organization now 43 years old and has evolved to be an all inclusive yearly journal with essays, poetry and art.
Artemis Speaks
Nikki Giovanni, Poet
August 25, 2020
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Jeri Rogers
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Season 1
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Episode 1
Our first podcast will feature the acclaimed poet,
Nikki Giovanni
In this podcast, Jeri Rogers, Editor of Artemis interviews Ms. Giovanni. Nikki's poem "Vote" opens up the 2020 Artemis. She explains why she wrote this poem on this memorable date celebrating the 19th Amendment which was officially adopted on August 26, 1920: the culmination of a decades-long movement for women's suffrage.
