the terrible stories (American Poets Continuum)
by Lucille Clifton
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The long-awaited tenth collection of poetry from the Shelley Memorial Prize-winning poet Lucille Clifton.Tags
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This collection moves deceptively quickly, and has a subtle power in nearly every poem. Arranged in sections that deal separately with slavery, legacies, fear/hatred, breast cancer, and racism, the collection explores strategies of survival and a move beyond legacies of hatred and fear toward progress. Clifton's poems are short and poignant, working together in a tapestry of societal engagement that moves with a personal voice and an eloquence that proves the collection to be both meaningful and memorable.
A graceful work, absolutely recommended to all writers and readers of poetry, as well as readers interested in literature dealing with any of the topics listed above, each of which Clifton explores with grace and talent.
A graceful work, absolutely recommended to all writers and readers of poetry, as well as readers interested in literature dealing with any of the topics listed above, each of which Clifton explores with grace and talent.
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Lucille Clifton was born in Depew, New York on June 27, 1936. She was the first person in her family to graduate from high school. She attended Howard University, where she majored in drama, for two years before deciding that she would rather write poetry. Her first poetry collection Good Times was published in 1969. During her lifetime, she wrote show more 11 books of poetry and 20 children's books. She won numerous awards including the Coretta Scott King Award for Everett Anderson's Good-bye in 1984, the National Book Award for Blessing the Boats: New and Selected Poems, 1988-2000 in 2001, and the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize award in 2007. She was the Poet Laureate of Maryland from 1979 to 1985. She died after a long battle with cancer and other illnesses on February 13, 2010 at the age of 73. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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American Poets Continuum (Volume 38)
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