Nikki Giovanni, "Allowables"

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Today at work several students helped me realize that I do, in fact, have a favorite poem. As an English teacher, I shouldn't be so shocked, but as someone who never feels like a real teacher, I was delighted. #allowables #nikkigiovanni

A crab spider on the edge of my sink - about the size of a lentil

After seeing that Nikki Giovanni poem so many times in the past week, I helped this tiny crab spider off the sink and onto a safe windowsill

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ALLOWABLES: POEM BY NIKKI GIOVANNI | Artistic Antidote For a Pandemic

I was saddened to hear of the passing of Nikki Giovanni. Her poetry meant a lot to me through the years this one especially resonates with me as I think about the things we do and accept out of fear.

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