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The Collected Poems Of Lucille Clifton 1965-2010

by Lucille Clifton

The Collected Poems Of Lucille Clifton 1965-2010 Lucille Clifton 9781934414903 Poetry BOA Editions BOA Editions Winner of the 2013 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award for Poetry"The Collected Poems of Lucille...

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Lucille Clifton

Lucille Clifton 0000000117802788 Lucille Clifton (1936-2010) was a distinguished poet and professor, notable as the first African American woman to win the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize. She also won the N...

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How to Carry Water: Selected Poems of Lucille Clifton

by Lucille Clifton

How to Carry Water: Selected Poems of Lucille Clifton Lucille Clifton 9781950774159 Poetry BOA Editions BOA Editions How to Carry Water: Selected Poems of Lucille Clifton celebrates both familiar and ...

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Mercy (American Poets Continuum)

by Lucille Clifton

Mercy (American Poets Continuum) Lucille Clifton 9781929918553 Poetry BOA Editions BOA Editions Lucille Clifton’s poetry carries her deep concerns for the world’s children, the stratification of Ameri...

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At the Gate: Uncollected Poems 1987-2010

by Lucille Clifton

At the Gate: Uncollected Poems 1987-2010 Lucille Clifton 9781960145987 Poetry BOA Editions BOA Editions At the Gate gathers more than seventy previously unpublished poems by the iconic American poet L...

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Generations: A Memoir

by Lucille Clifton

Generations: A Memoir Lucille Clifton 9781681375878 Nonfiction New York Review Books The New York Review of Books A moving family biography in which the poet traces her family history back through Jim...

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Voices (American Poets Continuum)

by Lucille Clifton

Voices (American Poets Continuum) Lucille Clifton 9781934414118 Poetry BOA Editions BOA Editions In 2007, Lucille Clifton became the first African American woman to win the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, on...

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How To Carry Water: Selected Poems

by Lucille Clifton

How To Carry Water: Selected Poems Lucille Clifton 9781950774142 Poetry BOA Editions BOA Editions How to Carry Water: Selected Poems of Lucille Clifton celebrates both familiar and lesser-known works ...

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Everett Anderson’s Goodbye

by Lucille Clifton

Everett Anderson’s Goodbye Lucille Clifton 9780805008005 Fiction Square Fish Macmillan Publishers Everett Anderson’s Goodbye is a touching portrait of a little boy who is trying to come to grips with ...

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Quilting: Poems 1987-1990 (American Poets Continuum Series, Vol. 21)

by Lucille Clifton

Quilting: Poems 1987-1990 (American Poets Continuum Series, Vol. 21) Lucille Clifton 9780918526816 Poetry BOA Editions BOA Editions Brilliantly honed language, sharp rhythms and striking syntax empowe...

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The Terrible Stories (American Poets Continuum)

by Lucille Clifton

The Terrible Stories (American Poets Continuum) Lucille Clifton 9781880238370 Poetry BOA Editions BOA Editions The long-awaited tenth collection of poetry from the Shelley Memorial Prize-winning poet ...

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Good Woman: Poems And A Memoir 1969-1980 (American Poets Continuum)

by Lucille Clifton

Good Woman: Poems And A Memoir 1969-1980 (American Poets Continuum) Lucille Clifton 9780918526595 Poetry BOA Editions BOA Editions Finalist, 1988 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. "Lucille Clifton is one of ...

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Langston Hughes, Maya Angelou, Walter Dean Myers, Haki R. Madhubuti, Lucille Clifton and 8 others

Langston Hughes, Maya Angelou, Walter Dean Myers, Haki R. Madhubuti, Lucille Clifton and 8 others MULTIPLE

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Starshine & Clay

by Kamilah Aisha Moon

Starshine & Clay Kamilah Aisha Moon 9781935536956 Poetry Four Way Books Four Way Books There are strong social justice themes related to the body throughout the book, and personas attempting to recove...

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What to Eat, What to Drink, What to Leave for Poison

by Camille T. Dungy

What to Eat, What to Drink, What to Leave for Poison Camille T. Dungy 9781597090001 Poetry Red Hen Press Red Hen Press "Camille Dungy has a garden of verses that spring up with the sunshine or hide wi...

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“Furious Flower” Conference Celebrates African American Poetry

by Jamie Walker

“Furious Flower” Conference Celebrates African American Poetry Jamie Walker Article Harrisonburg, Virginia: Over sixty distinguished poets and scholars gathered to help set the agenda for African A...

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One Of The Problems Of Everett Anderson

by Lucille Clifton

One Of The Problems Of Everett Anderson Lucille Clifton 9780805052015 Fiction Henry Holt & Company (BYR) Macmillan Publishers A sensitive exploration of a difficult problem by an award winning author/...

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The Gospel of Barbecue

by Honoree Fanonne Jeffers

The Gospel of Barbecue Honoree Fanonne Jeffers 9780873386739 Poetry Kent State University Press Kent State University Press “Honoree Jeffers is an exciting and original new poet, and the Gospel of Bar...

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Blessing The Boats: New And Selected Poems 1988-2000 (American Poets Continuum)

by Lucille Clifton

Blessing The Boats: New And Selected Poems 1988-2000 (American Poets Continuum) Lucille Clifton 9781880238882 Poetry BOA Editions BOA Editions The long-awaited collection by one of the most distinguis...

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Soul Looks Back in Wonder

by Langston Hughes, Maya Angelou, Walter Dean Myers, Haki R. Madhubuti, Lucille Clifton and 8 others

Soul Looks Back in Wonder Langston Hughes, Maya Angelou, Walter Dean Myers, Haki R. Madhubuti, Lucille Clifton and 8 others 9780140565010 Nonfiction Puffin Books Penguin Random House "The selections a...

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Everett Anderson’s Friend

by Lucille Clifton

Everett Anderson’s Friend Lucille Clifton 9780805022469 Fiction Henry Holt & Company (BYR) Macmillan Publishers At first, Everett is disappointed to find that his new neighbor is a girl.

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The Boy Who Didn’t Believe In Spring

by Lucille Clifton

The Boy Who Didn’t Believe In Spring Lucille Clifton 9780140547399 Fiction Puffin Books Penguin Random House Two skeptical city boys set out to find spring which they’ve heard is "just around the corn...

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The Lucky Stone

by Lucille Clifton

The Lucky Stone Lucille Clifton 9780440451105 Fiction Yearling Penguin Random House There is nothing Tee enjoys more than sitting out on the porch with her great-greatmother, listening to the fascinat...

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Don’t You Remember

by Lucille Clifton

Don’t You Remember Lucille Clifton 9780525288404 Fiction Dutton Juvenile Penguin Random House Until her birthday a young girl is convinced everyone makes promises to her that only she remembers.

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Jamila Woods, Mahogany L. Browne, and Idrissa Simmonds

Jamila Woods, Mahogany L. Browne, and Idrissa Simmonds MULTIPLE Jamila Woods, a Chicago-based poet influenced by Lucille Clifton and Gwendolyn Brooks, explores themes of blackness and womanhood. Maho...

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Olatunde Osinaike

Olatunde Osinaike NONE Olatunde Osinaike is a Nigerian American poet and software developer from Chicago. He won the 2019 Lucille Clifton Poetry Prize and is the author of Tender Headed, a 2022 Natio...

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Sincerely Speaking Spiritually

by Robert Fleming

Sincerely Speaking Spiritually Robert Fleming Book Review Like many successful self-help books, Sincerely Speaking Spiritually, celebrates verses of faith and inspiration in the Holy Word. Its author...

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The Flower Bearers

by Rachel Eliza Griffiths

The Flower Bearers Rachel Eliza Griffiths 9780593730201 Nonfiction Random House Penguin Random House “This singular memoir stunned me. With a poet’s precision, Rachel Eliza Griffiths renders two inter...

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This Is Not a Small Voice: Poems by Black Poets

by Traci N. Todd

This Is Not a Small Voice: Poems by Black Poets Traci N. Todd 9798887772042 Poetry Nosy Crow Nosy Crow A beautiful, bold collection of more than 100 dazzling poems by Black poets for the whole family ...

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Wildness Before Something Sublime

by Leila Chatti

Wildness Before Something Sublime Leila Chatti 9781556597169 Poetry Copper Canyon Press Copper Canyon Press In dreams and memories, night poems and a centos, Wildness Before Something Sublime emerges ...

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Toni at Random: The Iconic Writer’s Legendary Editorship

by Dana A. Williams

Toni at Random: The Iconic Writer’s Legendary Editorship Dana A. Williams 9780063011977 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins An insightful exploration that unveils the lesser-known dimensions of this lege...

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Soul Culture: Black Poets, Books, and Questions That Grew Me Up

by Remica Bingham-Risher

Soul Culture: Black Poets, Books, and Questions That Grew Me Up Remica Bingham-Risher 9780807015926 Poetry Beacon Press Beacon Press Examines firsthand the lives of legendary Black writers who made a ...

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Say Her Name

by Zetta Elliott

Say Her Name Zetta Elliott 9781368045247 Nonfiction Jump At The Sun Jump At The Sun Inspired by the #SayHerName campaign launched by the African American Policy Forum, these poems pay tribute to victi...

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The Breakbeat Poets Vol. 2: Black Girl Magic

by Jamila Woods, Mahogany L. Browne, and Idrissa Simmonds

The Breakbeat Poets Vol. 2: Black Girl Magic Jamila Woods, Mahogany L. Browne, and Idrissa Simmonds 9781608468577 Poetry Haymarket Books Haymarket Books "[The BreakBeat Poets is] one of the most diver...

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Mother to Son: Poems

by Latorial Faison

Mother to Son: Poems Latorial Faison 9781543025118 Poetry CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing LLC American Hip Hop artist, Nas, penned the lyrics, “If I ruled the world, I’d free all my sons.” Poet and a...

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The Glory Gets

by Honoree Fanonne Jeffers

The Glory Gets Honoree Fanonne Jeffers 9780819575425 Poetry Wesleyan University Press Wesleyan University Press Winner of the Harper Lee Award (2018) In her three previous, award-winning collections o...

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We Didn’t Know Any Gangsters

by Brian Gilmore

We Didn’t Know Any Gangsters Brian Gilmore 9780692273272 Poetry Cherry Castle Publishing Cherry Castle Publishing “Brian Gilmore’s We Didn’t Know Any Gangsters weds the wily clarity of Lucille Clifton...

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Into Africa, Being Black: New and Selected Poems

by Fred Lee Hord

Into Africa, Being Black: New and Selected Poems Fred Lee Hord 9780883783498 Poetry Third World Press Third World Press This precious volume of new and selected poems justly widens Dr. Hord’s space am...

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Goddess Under The Bridge Poems

by DuEwa M. Frazier

Goddess Under The Bridge Poems DuEwa M. Frazier 9780971905283 Poetry Lit Noire Publishing Lit Noire Publishing From the award nominated poet and author of Shedding Light From My Journeys, Stardust Tra...

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Family Pictures: Poems And Photographs Celebrating Family

by Kwame Alexander

Family Pictures: Poems And Photographs Celebrating Family Kwame Alexander 9781888018424 Poetry Candlewick Press Candlewick Press Family Pictures, edited by Kwame Alexander, is a celebration of the par...

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Power And Possibility: Essays, Reviews, And Interviews (Poets On Poetry)

by Elizabeth Alexander

Power And Possibility: Essays, Reviews, And Interviews (Poets On Poetry) Elizabeth Alexander 9780472069378 Poetry University of Michigan Press University of Michigan Press A volume in the Poets on Poe...

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Gathering Ground: A Reader Celebrating Cave Canem’s First Decade

by Toi Derricotte and Cornelius Eady

Gathering Ground: A Reader Celebrating Cave Canem’s First Decade Toi Derricotte and Cornelius Eady 9780472069248 Poetry University of Michigan Press University of Michigan Press Cave Canem has for the...

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Gathering Ground: A Reader Celebrating Cave Canem’s First Decade

by Toi Derricotte and Cornelius Eady

Gathering Ground: A Reader Celebrating Cave Canem’s First Decade Toi Derricotte and Cornelius Eady 9780472099245 Poetry University of Michigan Press University of Michigan Press Cave Canem has for the...

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Worrying the Line: Black Women Writers, Lineage, and Literary Tradition (Gender and American Culture)

by Cheryl A. Wall

Worrying the Line: Black Women Writers, Lineage, and Literary Tradition (Gender and American Culture) Cheryl A. Wall 9780807829271 Fiction University of North Carolina Press University of North Caroli...

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Making Callaloo: 25 Years of Black Literature

by Charles Henry Rowell

Making Callaloo: 25 Years of Black Literature Charles Henry Rowell 9780312288983 Fiction St. Martin’s Press Macmillan Publishers This important book collects a wide range of fiction and poetry that fi...

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African American Writers: Portraits and Visions

by Lynda Koolish

African American Writers: Portraits and Visions Lynda Koolish 9781578062584 Nonfiction University Press of Mississippi University Press of Mississippi Ai   Will Alexander   Robe...

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Alexis Pauline Gumbs

Alexis Pauline Gumbs 000000011229354X Alexis Pauline Gumbs is a queer black feminist and academic who has pioneered archival research in Black feminist geniuses' works. She founded grassroots publish...

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Yona Harvey

Yona Harvey NONE Yona Harvey is an award-winning poet and one of the first black female writers for Marvel Comics. She won the Kate Tufts Discovery Award for her book 'Hemming the Water' and an Eisne...

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Damaris B. Hill

Damaris B. Hill 0000000454814480 DaMaris B. Hill, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Kentucky. Inspired by theories of “rememory” and inclusive history, Hill has ...

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