Poet, Lucille Clifton 1936-2010


Lucille Clifton 1936-2010

The writing community and the world has suffered a loss: the life and brillance of honored poet, Ms. Lucille Clifton will be missed. Clifton's words shall live on in our hearts, poetry we must past down to our children and their children. The Book of Light by Lucille Clifton is one of my favorite poetry books. I planned to apply to a workshop taught by Ms. Clifton this summer, although I will never have the chance to study with her directly, I will continue to read and appreciate her work. I hope that Ms. Clifton is now joyously dwelling in her very own "garden of delight."

Rest in peace Ms. Lucille Clifton.

the garden of delightby Lucille Clifton

for some
it is stone
bare smooth
as a buttock
rounding
into the crevasse
of the world

for some
it is extravagant
water mouths wide
washing together
forever for some
it is fire
for some air

and for some
certain only of the syllables
it is the element they
search their lives for

eden

for them
it is a test

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