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Book Cover for: Good Woman: Poems and a Memoir 1969-1980, Lucille Clifton

Good Woman: Poems and a Memoir 1969-1980

Lucille Clifton

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Finalist, 1988 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. "Lucille Clifton is one of the four or five most authentic and profound living American poets."--Denise Levertov

Book Details

  • Publisher: BOA Editions
  • Publish Date: Nov 1st, 1987
  • Pages: 276
  • Language: English
  • Dimensions: 9.14in - 6.30in - 0.70in - 1.00lb
  • EAN: 9780918526595
  • Categories: • American - African American & Black• American - African American & Black• Women Authors

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About the Author

Clifton, Lucille: - "Lucille Clifton (1936 - 2010) was an award winning poet, fiction writer, and author of children's books. Her poetry collection, Blessing the Boats: New & Selected Poems 1988-2000 (BOA, 2000), won the National Book Award for poetry. In 1988 she became the only author to have two collections selected in the same year as finalists for the Pulitzer Prize, Good Woman: Poems and a Memoir (BOA, 1987), and Next: New Poems (BOA, 1987). In 1996, her collection The Terrible Stories (BOA, 1996), was a finalist for the National Book Award. Among her many other awards and accolades are the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, the Frost Medal, and an Emmy Award. In 2013, her posthumously published collection The Collected Poems of Lucille Clifton 1965-2010 (BOA, 2012), was awarded the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award for Poetry."

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“I memorized poems from Lucille Clifton’s Good Woman one summer when I was having a particularly hard time. That book feels like the old friend who always knows exactly what to say.” -Yaa Gyasi https://t.co/7PhO8JTNwi

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I wear tattoos detailed to the letter, but I'm not wild got my own money I'm sweet kind true to the bone I'm a GOOD WOMAN. HARRY'S LOVE LETTERS: A NOVEL by M LeMont. https://t.co/dp8GOU4rPq amreading #romance https://t.co/ERhclIGcqJ

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Author of Happily for Now, Sauerkraut, Unusual Chickens #1 & #2, Murder, Magic, & What We Wore. She/her. Agent @MandyHubbard of @EmeraldCityLit.

@rhernandez416 I was just thinking earlier about seeing Lucille Clifton read “homage to my hips” years ago and how it’s still burned into my brain in the best way! (from good woman, iirc) (Kristen Millares Young’s recent IG post reminded me of her work.)

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My favorite book, this is a must-have poetry collection for both poetry lovers and those who like to think but aren't comfortable with the density of some contemporary poetry. Clifton, as always, uses language that is accessible to craft situations real and vital to her readers. The section "Some Jesus" probes the emotions of plain folks faced with miracles; "Good Times" takes its own snapshots of family in days past; "I Agree with the Leaves" explores the curious and troubling realms of spirituality and the quest for "place" in the cosmos. Good Woman is a fine companion to Clifton's most recent book The Terrible Stories.

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Mentioner image for: Radical Reads đź“š
Radical Reads đź“š
@radical_reads
2 years

book blogger collecting the reading lists of cultural luminaries. let’s get lit ♥

“I memorized poems from Lucille Clifton’s Good Woman one summer when I was having a particularly hard time. That book feels like the old friend who always knows exactly what to say.” -Yaa Gyasi https://t.co/7PhO8JTNwi

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Mentioner image for: M LeMont
M LeMont
@MisterSalesman
2 years

https://t.co/HKPOdGnXPl #KindleUnlimited 💙 🌊Casi Famoso Author 27Books Writer/Producer/Curator https://t.co/G6KW6jJWAP As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases

I wear tattoos detailed to the letter, but I'm not wild got my own money I'm sweet kind true to the bone I'm a GOOD WOMAN. HARRY'S LOVE LETTERS: A NOVEL by M LeMont. https://t.co/dp8GOU4rPq amreading #romance https://t.co/ERhclIGcqJ

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