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Nikki Skies

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Fiction, Contemporary, Poetry

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March 2014

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Nikki Skies is an author, poet, speaker and playwright. Nikki is the author of the 2015 fiction novel, The Town Dance. Nikki also authored two poetry books, "Pocket Honey, Wind and Hips" and "yardwork" and a book of short stories, "Mississippi Window Cracks".

As a speaker, Nikki has spoken on the topics of: Mental Health of Intergenerational Families, The Impact of Feminine Images, Rise and Demise of Women in Hip Hop/Poetry and The Feminine Contribution to the Black Arts Movement. Her poem, "One Day White Woman", has been used as curriculum in Oakland's Women Prison System, Orange County middle schools and San Diego State University for multicultural/diversity lyceum. Nikki has also been a Teaching Artist, integrating art with classroom less ...more

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9th Ward, I Saw You

I finally saw where you ran. I finally saw where you climbed. I rode on the freeway you slept.

I wept.

I saw your cobble mixed streets and humidity strangled window panes

the markings on your porch remain / your neighbor remain refrained from returning

and we partied on Bourbon Street.

I saw how you thought it’d be safe to stay / I saw where the levee gave way

…the Mississippi lived up to her name, Mi

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Average rating: 4.45 · 11 ratings · 1 review · 7 distinct works

	The Town Dance 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mississippi Window Cracks it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2007	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pocket Honey, Wind & Hips: Poetry and Prose it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2008	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	yardwork it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“I preserve my world
in journals so my children
can eat without me”
― Nikki Skies

tags: griot, haiku, legacy

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Nikki’s Quotes

“I preserve my world
in journals so my children
can eat without me”
― Nikki Skies

tags: griot, haiku, legacy

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“Confront the dark parts of yourself, and work to banish them with illumination and forgiveness. Your willingness to wrestle with your demons will cause your angels to sing.”
― August Wilson

tags: character, courage, self-assessment, self-esteem, strength

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“Our crown has already been bought and paid for. All we have to do is wear it”
― James Baldwin

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