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Nikki Grimes . . .
- began writing verse when she was 6
years old.
- has conducted poetry readings
in Russia, China, Sweden, Tanzania, & Haiti
- sang on stage at the Stockholm
Philharmonic
- is an artist
- lives in Corona, California
- was born in New York City
- has no children
- has 1 sister and 1 foster brother
- gave her first public poetry reading at age
13
- was born Oct. 20, 1950
- helped build a chapel in Haiti
- gets her ideas from life experiences
- attended Livingston College, Rutgers University
in New Jersey
- doesn't have a favorite type of poetry but
she really likes writing narrative poems and haikus
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