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On Falling Leaves and Letting Go

In falling leaves, Clifton finds a graceful faith in letting go. It is a continuing theme for her.

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The Lesson of the Falling Leaves

Clifton has written simple but powerful poems about letting go, including this autumnal poem.

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Two Parables Involving Falling Leaves

Scott Bates and Lucille Clifton find poetic lessons in falling leaves.

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Children Commence, Parents Let Go

Flowers for Justin This past Saturday St. Mary’s College held its graduation and, as always, it was a time of good-byes. Good-byes are the theme of today’s post. One good-bye was to poet Lucille Clifton, a former member of the faculty whose poem “blessing the boats (at St. Mary’s)” has become a regular part of […]

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