The collected poems of Lucille Clifton 1965-2010 / edited by Kevin Young and Michael S. Glaser ; foreword by Toni Morrison ; afterword by Kevin Young.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clifton, Lucille, 1936-2010, author.

Morrison, Toni, 1931-2019, author of introduction, etc.

Contributor:

Young, Kevin, 1970- editor, writer of afterword.

Glaser, Michael S., editor.

Series:

American poets continuum series ; Number 134.

American Poets Continuum Series ; Number 134

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Clifton, Lucille, 1936-2010.

Clifton, Lucille.

American poetry--20th century.

American poetry.

African American poets--20th century.

African American poets.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (805 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Rochester, New York : BOA Editions, Ltd., 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<div>Landmark volume containing all of Lucille Clifton's published work and 55 previously unpublished poems. Foreword by Nobel Prize-winner Toni Morrison.</div>

Contents:

The Collected Poemsof Lucille Clifton 1965-2010; Copyright; Contents; Editors' Note; Foreword: Lucille Clifton; Early Uncollected Poems (1965-1969); black women; old hundred; the old availables have; chan's dream; from Dark Nursery Rhymes for a Dark Daughter; 5/23/67 r.i.p.; only too high is high enough; the coming of x; Conversation Overheard in a Graveyard; sunday dinner; my friend mary stone from oxford mississippi; spring thought for thelma; my mother teached me; To Mama too late; Dear Mama,; Dear; Dear; plain as a baby; Everytime i talk about; satchmo; for prissly

the last Seminole is blacka poem written for many moynihans; the poet is thirty two; quotations from aunt margaret brown; daddy; take somebody like me; let them say; good times (1969); in the inner city; my mama moved among the days; my daddy's fingers move among the couplers; lane is the pretty one; miss rosie; robert; the 1st; running across to the lot; still; good times; if i stand in my window; stops; the discoveries of fire; those boys that ran together; pity this poor animal; the white boy; the meeting after the savior gone; for deLawd; ca'line's prayer; if he ask you was i laughing

if something should happengenerations; love rejected; tyrone (1); willie b (1); tyrone (2); willie b (2); tyrone (3); willie b (3); tyrone (4); willie b (4); buffalo war; flowers; pork chops; now my first wife never did come out of her room; the way it was; admonitions; good news about the earth (1972); about the earth; after kent state; being property once myself; the way it was; the lost baby poem; later i'll say; apology; lately; the '70s; listen children; driving through new england; the news; the bodies broken on; song; prayer; heroes; africa; i am high on the man called crazy; earth

for the bird who flew against our window one morning and broke his natural neckGod send easter; so close; wise: having the ability to perceive and adopt the best means for accomplishing an end.; malcolm; eldridge; to bobby seale; for her hiding place; richard penniman; daddy; poem for my sisters; the kind of man he is; some jesus; adam and eve; cain; moses; solomon; job; daniel; jonah; john; mary; joseph; the calling of the disciples; the raising of lazarus; palm sunday; good friday; easter sunday; spring song; Uncollected Poems (1973-1974); Phillis Wheatley Poetry Festival

All of Us Are All of Usan ordinary woman (1974); sisters; in salem; sisters; leanna's poem; on the birth of bomani; salt; a storm poem; god's mood; new bones; harriet; roots; come home from the movies,; to ms. ann; my boys; last note to my girls; a visit to gettysburg; monticello; to a dark moses; Kali; this morning; i agree with the leaves; the lesson of the falling leaves; i am running into a new year; the coming of Kali; she insists on me; she understands me; she is dreaming; her love poem; calming Kali; i am not done yet; the poet; turning; my poem; lucy one-eye; if mama

i was born in a hotel,

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781942683001

1942683006

OCLC:

910446392