The Resume

(June 7, 1943- )
Born in Knoxville, Tennessee
Birth name was Yolanda Cornelia Giovanni
Professor of English at Virginia Tech
Wrote 'Black Feeling, Black Talk' (1967), 'Black Judgment' (1968), 'Re: Creation' (1970), 'Poem of Angela Yvonne Davis' (1970), 'My House' (1972), 'Cotton Candy on a Rainy Day' (1978), 'Those Who Ride the Night Winds' (1983), 'Spin a Soft Black Song' (1987), 'Ego Tripping and Other Poems for Young People' (1993) and 'Racism 101' (1994)

Why she might be annoying:

She smoked heavily until being diagnosed with lung cancer (1995).
She claims O.J. is innocent.
She got a 'Thug Life' tattoo to honor Tupac Shakur.
She said she would 'rather be with the thugs than the people who are complaining about them.'

Why she might not be annoying:

Her poetry has been described by critics as 'blunt and lyrical.'
She criticized conservative blacks who do not speak out against civil rights abuses suffered by gays and lesbians.
She said, 'I get so sick of these people who talk about how cancer made them better people.... If it takes a near-death experience for you to appreciate your life, you're wasting somebody's time.'

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 20th Century Poets
• 21st Century Poets
• About.com Top 100 Women of History [2009] (Ranked: 66)
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 11]
• Cairn Owners
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [June] (Ranked: 6071943)
• Children's Book Authors
• I Attended Columbia
• I Attended Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Funeral [April 9, 1968]
• I Attended University of Pennsylvania
• I Have Lung Cancer
• I Mothered Children Out of Wedlock
• Oprah Winfrey's Legends Ball Attendees [May 2005]
• Oprah Winfrey's Legends Ball Honorees [May 2005]
• Poet.org's Top 20 Poets [Spring 2006] (Ranked: 20)
• Poets
• Profiles 22751-23000 (Ranked: 22963)
• Starbucks ‘The Way I See It’ Quotations

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 85.71% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 23 Votes: 73.91% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 14 Votes: 92.86% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 37 Votes: 70.27% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 35 Votes: 74.29% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 39 Votes: 74.36% Annoying