{"type":"link","asset_type":"article","version":"1.0","cache_age":3600,"provider_name":"CANVAS Arts","provider_url":"https:\/\/artscanvas.org","title":"Poet Nikki Giovanni, author and literary celebrity, has died at 81","publication_date":"December 10, 2024","summary":"Author of more than 25 books, Giovanni was a born confessor and performer whom fans came to know her well from her work, her readings and other live appearances and her years teaching at Virginia Tech and other schools.","author_name":"By Hillel Italie, Associated Press","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn.artscanvas.org\/static\/2024\/12\/6ddd096b368992c34d38ee2431ce5db5-GettyImages-1486864437-1-1024x732.jpg","thumbnail_height":732,"thumbnail_width":1024}