In 2004 , Giovanni was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards for her album '' The Nikki Giovanni Poetry Collection '' . This was a collection of poems that she read against the backdrop of gospel music . ( 29 ) She also featured on the track " Ego Trip by Nikki Giovanni " on Blackalicious 's 2000 album '' Nia '' . In November 2008 , a song cycle of her poems , '' Sounds That Shatter the Staleness in Lives '' by Adam Hill , was premiered as part of the Soundscapes Chamber Music Series in Taos , New Mexico
46th Annual Grammy Awards
46th Annual Grammy Awards
Nikki Giovanni