Sidney CliftonApr 17, 20221 min readKazim Ali offers course in Lucille Clifton’s workLong time friend and fellow poet Kazim Ali has structured a 4 week explorative course in Lucille Clifton’s work. Introduction to the...
Admin AccountFeb 13, 20223 min readMaternal Identity: Odes and ElegiesMaternal Identity: Odes and Elegies …i am not grown away from you The maternal-fetal bond is a powerful and age-old phenomenon. A...
Admin AccountJan 24, 20223 min readGrowing Up CliftonCategorizing 1960s America has become a favorite past-time over the years. Whether for those of us who lived through it, or the ones who...
Sidney CliftonJan 12, 20221 min readLucille Clifton and the Task of RememberingLucille Clifton and the Task of Remembering The poet’s memoir Generations is both a chronicle of her ancestral lineage and lesson in the...
Sidney CliftonDec 8, 20211 min readSongs of Their Selves: On Lucille Clifton’s “Generations”Songs of Their Selves: On Lucille Clifton’s “Generations” By Maddie Crum An account of Lucille Clifton’s exploration of her family in...