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Won't you celebrate with mewhat i have shaped intoa kind of life? i had no model.born in babylonboth nonwhite and womanwhat did i see to be except myself?i made it uphere on this bridge betweenstarshi...

Lucille Clifton

won't you celebrate with mewhat i have shaped intoa kind of life? i had no model.born in babylonboth nonwhite and womanwhat did i see to be except myself?i made it uphere on this bridge betweenstarshi...

Tags: african american poets, inspiration, life, national poetry month, poem in your pocket day, poetry, positive motivation

The lost womenI need to know their namesthose women I would have walked with,jauntily the way men go in groupsswinging their arms, and the onesthose sweating women whom I would have joinedAfter a hard...

Lucille Clifton

the lost womenI need to know their namesthose women I would have walked with,jauntily the way men go in groupsswinging their arms, and the onesthose sweating women whom I would have joinedAfter a hard...

Tags: camaraderie, women

About Author
Lucille Clifton (June 27, 1936 – February 13, 2010) was an American poet, writer, and educator from Buffalo, New York. From 1979 to 1985 she was Poet Laureate of Maryland. Clifton was a finalist twice for the Pulitzer Prize for poetry.

The literature of America should reflect the children of America.

Lucille Clifton

The literature of America should reflect the children of America.

Tags: children, diversity, we need diverse books

People wish to be poets more than they wish to write poetry, and that's a mistake. One should wish to celebrate more than one wishes to be celebrated.

Lucille Clifton

People wish to be poets more than they wish to write poetry, and that's a mistake. One should wish to celebrate more than one wishes to be celebrated.

Tags: poetry, celebrate, mistake, people

Poetry is a matter of life, not just a matter of language.

Lucille Clifton

Poetry is a matter of life, not just a matter of language.

Tags: poetry