Lucille Clifton, Poet Who Explored Intricacies of Black Lives, Dies at 73
Ms. Clifton was a distinguished American poet whose work trained lenses wide and narrow on the experience of being black and female in the 20th century.
From: NYT > Books
Wednesday, 17 February, 2010
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