Stanza & Story

Category: Lucille Clifton

African-American, American, American Poetry, Lucille Clifton, Poetry, Uncategorized, United States, women, women poets

March 11, 2018

“blessing the boats” by LUCILLE CLIFTON (1936 – 2010)

“…the wind then turn from it certain that it will love your back may you open your eyes to water water waving forever…”
20th century, African-American, America, American, American Poetry, Celebration, Lucille Clifton, Uncategorized, United States, women, women poets

March 11, 2018

“won’t you celebrate with me” by LUCILLE CLIFTON (1936 – 2010)

won’t you celebrate with me BY LUCILLE CLIFTON won’t you celebrate with me what i have shaped into a kind of life? i had no model. born in babylon both nonwhite and woman what did i see to be except myself? i made it up here on this bridge between starshine and clay, my one…
20th century, African-American, American, American Poetry, Lucille Clifton, Poetry, Uncategorized, women, women poets

March 11, 2018

“It Was a Dream” by Lucille Clifton (1936 – 2010)

“…whirling in a gyre of rage at what my days had come to. what, i pleaded with her, could i do, oh what could i have done?”