The collected poems of Lucille Clifton 1965-2010 / / edited by Kevin Young and Michael S. Glaser ; foreword by Toni Morrison ; afterword by Kevin Young

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910460301803321
• Autore: Clifton Lucille <1936-2010, >
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Rochester, New York : , : BOA Editions, Ltd., , 2012; ©2012
• ISBN: 1-942683-00-6
• Edizione: [First edition.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (805 p.)
• Collana: American Poets Continuum Series ; ; Number 134
• Disciplina: 811.5408
• Soggetti: American poetry - 20th century; African American poets - 20th century; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The Collected Poemsof Lucille Clifton 1965-2010; Copyright; Contents; Editors' Note; Foreword: Lucille Clifton; Early Uncollected Poems (1965-1969); black women; old hundred; the old availables have; chan's dream; from Dark Nursery Rhymes for a Dark Daughter; 5/23/67 r.i.p.; only too high is high enough; the coming of x; Conversation Overheard in a Graveyard; sunday dinner; my friend mary stone from oxford mississippi; spring thought for thelma; my mother teached me; To Mama too late; Dear Mama,; Dear; Dear; plain as a baby; Everytime i talk about; satchmo; for prissly; the last Seminole is blacka poem written for many moynihans; the poet is thirty two; quotations from aunt margaret brown; daddy; take somebody like me; let them say; good times (1969); in the inner city; my mama moved among the days; my daddy's fingers move among the couplers; lane is the pretty one; miss rosie; robert; the 1st; running across to the lot; still; good times; if i stand in my window; stops; the discoveries of fire; those boys that ran together; pity this poor animal; the white boy; the meeting after the savior gone; for deLawd; ca'line's prayer; if he ask you was i laughing; if something should happengenerations; love rejected; tyrone (1); willie b (1); tyrone (2); willie b (2); tyrone (3); willie b (3); tyrone (4); willie b ; (4); buffalo war; flowers; pork chops; now my first wife never did come out of her room; the way it was; admonitions; good news about the earth (1972); about the earth; after kent state; being property once myself; the way it was; the lost baby poem; later i'll say; apology; lately; the '70s; listen children; driving through new england; the news; the bodies broken on; song; prayer; heroes; africa; i am high on the man called crazy; earth; for the bird who flew against our window one morning and broke his natural neckGod send easter; so close; wise: having the ability to perceive and adopt the best means for accomplishing an end.; malcolm; eldridge; to bobby seale; for her hiding place; richard penniman; daddy; poem for my sisters; the kind of man he is; some jesus; adam and eve; cain; moses; solomon; job; daniel; jonah; john; mary; joseph; the calling of the disciples; the raising of lazarus; palm sunday; good friday; easter sunday; spring song; Uncollected Poems (1973-1974); Phillis Wheatley Poetry Festival; All of Us Are All of Usan ordinary woman (1974); sisters; in salem; sisters; leanna's poem; on the birth of bomani; salt; a storm poem; god's mood; new bones; harriet; roots; come home from the movies,; to ms. ann; my boys; last note to my girls; a visit to gettysburg; monticello; to a dark moses; Kali; this morning; i agree with the leaves; the lesson of the falling leaves; i am running into a new year; the coming of Kali; she insists on me; she understands me; she is dreaming; her love poem; calming Kali; i am not done yet; the poet; turning; my poem; lucy one-eye; if mama; i was born in a hotel,
• Sommario/riassunto: <div>Landmark volume containing all of Lucille Clifton's published work and 55 previously unpublished poems. Foreword by Nobel Prize-winner Toni Morrison.</div>