Böcker av Lucille Clifton

"An anniversary edition of Lucille Clifton's Book of Light, a collection of poems"--

An award-winning collection from one of America's most beloved twentieth-century poets'The love readers feel for Lucille Clifton - both the woman and her poetry - is constant and deeply felt' Toni MorrisonLucille Clifton was one of the most distinguished American poets of the twentieth century. This award-winning collection of her poems showcases the simplicity and song-like grace with which she addressed the whole of human experience: birth, death, children, dreams, spirituality, womanhood, illness, sexuality and racial injustice.'Physically small poems with enormous and profound inner worlds' Elizabeth Alexander, New Yorker'Clifton's earliest poems could have been written yesterday, and her later works could have been written decades ago' Reginald Dwayne Betts, The New York Times'A poetry so pared down that its spaces take on substance, become a shaping presence as much as the words themselves' Peggy Rosenthal

Everett Anderson's Goodbye is a touching portrait of a little boy who is trying to come to grips with his father's death. Lucille Clifton captures Everett's conflicting emotions as he confronts this painful reality. We see him struggle through many stages, from denial and anger to depression and, finally, acceptance. In this spare and moving poem, the last in this acclaimed series, Lucille Clifton brings Everett Anderson's life full circle.Everett Anderson's Goodbye is the winner of the 1984 Coretta Scott King Author Award.A Reading Rainbow SelectionAn NCTE Teachers' Choice

Selected poems from celebrated poet Lucille Clifton's 50-year career selected by Whiting Award-winning poet Aracelis Girmay.

LAST COPIES. Poetry. Memoir. African American Studies. A landmark collection by one of America's major black poets, GOOD WOMAN includes all of Lucille Clifton's previously published books of extraordinarily vibrant poetry, as well as her haunting prose memoir GENERATIONS.

The long-awaited tenth collection of poetry from the Shelley Memorial Prize-winning poet Lucille Clifton.