Lucille Clifton, edited by Kevin Young and Michael S. Glaser, forward by Toni Morrison. BOA (Consortium, dist.), $35 (802p) ISBN 978-1-934414-90-3 Clifton (1936–2010) was undeniably a major American ...

An etched glass award given to Lucille Clifton by the Organization of Women Writers of Africa at the Yari Yari Pamberi International Conference of Literature by Women of African Ancestry. The award ...

It seems like Daphne du Maurier’s books are better known than her name. Do you feel that way? She’s one of those authors who, when you read her now, makes you go, How wasn't this person taken more ...

A poetic tribute to Lucille Clifton, freedom, and finding home, by Sarah Messmer. In this moving episode of The Story Exchange, Sarah Messmer takes the stage at Push Comedy Theater with a powerful, ...

When she was a girl, Lucille Clifton sat on her mother's lap and listened to her recite poetry. Her mother never made it through elementary school, but she knew the power of language, and her poems ...

"Who would believe them winged/ who would believe they could be beautiful, who would believe/ they could fall so in love with mortals/ that they would attach themselves/ as scars attach and ride the ...

Read The Root’s appreciation of Lucille Clifton here. Suggested Reading What Invoking the Insurrection Act Would Actually Mean for Minneapolis RIP Valentino: Iconic Black Celebrity Looks by the ...

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