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![]() An insightful foreword by Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison and comprehensive afterword by noted poet Kevin Young frames Clifton's lifetime body of work, providing the definitive statement about this major America poet's career. The unpublished poems feature early poems from 1965-1969, a collection-in-progress titled the book of days (2008), and a poignant selection of final poems. The Collected Poems of Lucille Clifton 1965-2010 combines all eleven of Lucille Clifton's published collections with more than fifty previously unpublished poems. "The 'Collected Clifton' is a gift, not just for her fans.but for all of us."- The Washington Post "If you only read one poetry book in 2012, The Collected Poems of Lucille Clifton ought to be it."-NPR ![]() ![]() The lines that surface most frequently in praise of her work and her person are moving declarations of racial pride, courage, steadfastness."-Toni Morrison, from the Foreword "The love readers feel for Lucille Clifton-both the woman and her poetry-is constant and deeply felt. ![]() Winner of the 2013 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award for Poetry ![]()
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