Nikki Giovanni, Bryant Park NYC 5/18 Via NY Transfer News Collective * All the News that Doesn't Fit source - mfischer@hearst.com (Michael Fischer) W I L L I A M M O R R O W 1350 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019 WHAT: A Springtime Festival of Poetry, Song, and Dance _ NEW YORK CITY CELEBRATES 30 YEARS OF NIKKI GIOVANNI WHEN: 12:00 - 2:00 pm, Tuesday, May 18, 1999 WHERE: Bryant Park (42nd Street behind the New York Public Library) WHY: To honor one of America's most beloved poets, Nikki Giovanni, as she celebrates her 30th anniversary as a published writer and releases her first collection in 15 years, BLUES: FOR ALL THE CHANGES (William Morrow, May 3, 1999). WHO: Nikki Giovanni reading from her work, Queen Latifah, The Nuyorica Poets (1998 National Poetry Slam Champions), and other special celebrity guests along with area school children reading Nikki's poetry and performing their own poems on stage PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES / MEDIA AVAILABILITY SPONSORS: William Morrow & Company Publishers, Henry Holt Publishers, Teachers & Writers Collaborative, Poetry Society of America, Black Journalists Association of America, National Minority Business Council, NAACP Image Awards, Children's Defense Fund, Save The Children, The New York Public Library CONTACTS: Sharyn Rosenblum 212-261-6565 / srosenblum@hearst.com Lizz Pawlson 212-261-6761 / epawlson@hearst.com ================================================================= NY Transfer News Collective * A Service of Blythe Systems Since 1985 - Information for the Rest of Us 339 Lafayette St., New York, NY 10012 http://www.blythe.org e-mail: nyt@blythe.org ================================================================= nytrc-05.13.99-19:24:54-8455