Question 1.Name and address of the website you found the poem on. 2.

What is the name of the poem? 3.Who is the author of the poem? 4.Insert a picture of the author

Answers` http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/nikki_giovanni

Nikki Giovanni calls the name of the poem Knoxville Tennessee. The author was Nikki Giovanni.

5.What does the title tell you about the poem? 6.Explain the first thing you notice about the poem? 7.Why did you select this poem? How did it interest or inspire you? 8.What mood did the poem create in you after reading it?

The title tells me that she loves where she came from and that she lived her life her. The first thing I notice was that she enjoyed spending time with her family on Sundays after church. I selected this poem because it looked like a interesting poem. It inspired me to enjoy life more. The poem made me feel joyful and happy.

Dear Monica, Heeeeey Monica has you heard about black history? He chose February to commemorate the birth of two great African American men in American history namely, Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglas. Numerous reforms were also observed in the month of February. For example, the US Senate passed the 15th Amendment giving blacks equal rights to vote in the presidential elections. Although this month was mainly established to celebrate and honor the work of African Americans, it signifies unity and recognition cutting across racial and geographical barriers. I selected the Tennessee poem because it reminds me of summer time with my family. The poem made me feel joyful and happy.

By Nikki Guerrero I always like summer Best you can eat fresh corn From daddy's garden And okra And greens And cabbage And lots of Barbeque And buttermilk And homemade ice-cream At the church picnic And listen to Gospel music Outside At the church Homecoming And go to the mountains with Your grandmother And go barefooted And be warm All the time Not only when you go to bed And sleep