Women’s History Month’s Feature: Lucille Clifton, Poet, Writer, and Educator
Hello book
lovers! In celebration of Women’s History Month, I would like to present to
you, poet, writer, and educator, Lucille Clifton. Born Thelma Lucille Sayles,
in Depew, New York, she moved with her husband James Clifton and family to
Baltimore, Maryland in 1967. In 1969, she published her first poetry
collection, Good Times, that was listed by The New York Times as
one of the year’s ten best books. Her collection of poems dealt with social,
racial and political issues as well as her identity as a woman and as a poet. From
1971 to 1974, she was poet-in-residence at Coppin State University and from 1979
to 1985, she was Poet Laureate for the state of Maryland. She was also a Pulitzer Prize finalist for
poetry (twice).
Some of her notable works include Good News About the Earth: New Poems (1972), An
Ordinary Woman (1974), Two-Headed Woman (1980) that won the Juniper
Prize, her children’s book – Everett Anderson’s Good-bye that won the
1984 Coretta Scott King Award, and The Book of Light (1993). She taught creative writing at various universities
and won several awards including an Emmy Award, a Lannan Literary Award for
Poetry (1996), a National Book Award for Poetry (2000), and the Robert Frost
Medal (2010). She was definitely a trailblazer (1936 – 1984). Check out her
quote about writing as a way of hope. #womenshistorymonth #poet #writer
#educator #JuniperPrizeWinner #EmmyAwardWinner #PulitzerPrizeFinalist #LannanLiteraryAward
#NationalBookAward #RobertFrostMedal #LucilleClifton #vocalexpressions
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