Lucille Clifton

Mary Jane Lupton (Morgan State University)

Ed. by Nick Selby, University of East Anglia
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 3.2.4: American (US) Writing and Culture: Postwar and Contemporary, 1945-present.
Vol. editors: Emory Elliott (University of California, Riverside), Dale Enggass (University of Utah), Christopher Hugh Gair (University of Glasgow), Matthew Hofer (University of New Mexico), Stephen E. Meats (Pittsburg State University), Kerry Myler (Newman University), Justin Parks (UiT - The Arctic University of Norway), Nick Selby (University of East Anglia)

Dates

Born 27 Jun 1936
Died 13 Feb 2010
Activity 1969-2008

Places

Born in United States
Active in United States

Activities

Primary

Children's/Young Adult writer
Memoirist
Poet
Teacher/ Professor

Resources

In November of 2004 the Poetry Society of America and several other sponsors offered “A Tribute to Lucille Clifton”. Held at Hunter College in New York City, the tribute celebrated the lifelong achievements of African American poet Lucille Clifton. Fourteen writers were on stage, among them Nobel Prize winner Toni Morrison, National Book Award winner Gerald Stern, and National Book Critics Circle Award winner Sharon Olds. Each of the participants read a poem of Clifton's as well as one of their own recent works. The honored poet, who had been sitting in the audience with two of her daughters during the presentation, rose to the stage to a standing ovation. The poet being celebrated by her contemporaries at Hunter College …

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Citation: Lupton, Mary Jane. "Lucille Clifton". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 04 March 2009; last revised 18 June 2022. [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=12311, accessed 24 November 2024.]

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