Lucille Clifton
Author
Publisher
Copper Canyon Press
Language
English
Description
Twice nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in poetry, Clifton extends her already formidable powers of revelation with these new poems. Her song springs almost spontaneously from her imagination to stitch surreality with concrete imagery drawn from temporal reality, revealing an essential mystery and wisdom from within.
Author
Series
American poets continuum volume 14
Publisher
BOA Editions
Pub. Date
1987.
Language
English
Description
A retrospective collection of all this black poet's work plus a memoir in prose.
Author
Series
American poets continuum volume 21
Publisher
BOA Editions
Pub. Date
1991.
Language
English
Description
A collection of poems by the author divided into sections: Log Cabin; Catalpa Flower; Eight-pointed Star; Tree of Life; Prayer.
Author
Publisher
New York Review Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Buffalo. A father's funeral. Memory. In Generations, Louise Clifton's formidable poetic gift emerges in prose, giving us a memoir of stark and profound beauty. Her story focuses on the lives of the Sayles family: Caroline, "born among the Dahomey people in 1822," who walked north from New Orleans to Virginia in 1830 when she was eight years old; Lucy, the first black woman to be hanged in Virginia; and Gene, born with a withered arm, the son of a...
Author
Series
American poets continuum volume 180
Publisher
BOA Editions, Ltd
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"A series of poems drawn from various collections published throughout the 40-year career of American poet Lucille Clifton"--
"How to Carry Water: Selected Poems of Lucille Clifton celebrates both familiar and lesser-known works by one of America's most beloved poets, including 10 newly discovered poems that have never been collected. These poems celebrating black womanhood and resilience shimmer with intellect, insight, humor, and joy, all in Clifton's...
Author
Publisher
BOA Editions
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Combines all 11 of Clifton's published collections with more than 50 previously unpublished poems. The unpublished poems feature early poems from 1965D1969, a collection-in-progress "The Book of Days," and a poignant selection of final poems.
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