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Book Overview
Finalist, 1988 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. Clifton mythologizes herself: that is, she illuminated her surroundings and history from within in a way that casts light on much beyond.--The Women's Review of Books
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0918526612
ISBN13:9780918526618
Release Date:December 1989
Publisher:BOA Editions
Length:85 Pages
Weight:0.35 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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African-American Studies Poetry Social Science Social Sciences Specific DemographicsCustomer Reviews
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not just any good woman
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
In this thoughtful collection of poetry, Lucille Clifton embraces mortality as quickly as she rejects it. She swallows life's ugliness and spits out something clean like water. Her trademark minimalism is present throughout and as masterful as always. "Cruelty" made me read it 10x straight... not for understanding, but for the pleasure in the hard beauty and soft power of her words. You deserve this book.
wit and tragedy
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
if the name 'lucille' means 'light bearer'' this book filfulls that promise. poets read her work to learn how to compress wit and gravity into a very few lines. i read read this about a decade ago and just looking at the table of contents on Poem Finder bought back a few of the lines -- i forgive my body/ i forgive my blood
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