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Tag Archives: Lucille Clifton
Poetry that Reclaims Women’s Bodies
A former student, in her senior project, used feminist poems as the basis for art workshops designed to help women feel better about their bodies.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "Rising Venus", Adrienne Rich, eating disorders, Feminism, Kelly Cherry, Self esteem, Sylvia Plath, women's bodies Comments closed
The Making of a Literary Meal
A new anthology of “foodie lit” has recipes accompanying the poems, essays, and short stories.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "Sunday Dinner", Food, foodie lit, Jennifer Cognard-Black Comments closed
Murphy: Something Funny in Everything
Eddie Murphy, who as a young comedian helped save Saturday Night, returned for the show’s 40th celebration. A Lucille Clifton poem draws an interesting distinction between him and Richard Pryor.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "from the wisdom of sister brown", Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor, Saturday Night Live Comments closed
Clifton Brings Black History Alive
Lucille Clifton insists on the telling the historical truth, even if it makes whites uncomfortable.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "at the cemetery", "i am accused of tending to the past", "lucifer speaks in his own voice", African American history, Black History Month, slavery Comments closed
Grendel in Paris
As with other mass killings, “Beowulf” has lessons for the Paris massacre. Defoe and Rabelais, meanwhile, give us insight in the targeted satirical journal “Charlie Hebdo.”
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Beowulf, Charlie Hebdo, Daniel Defoe, Gargantua, Rabelais, satire, Shortest Way with Dissenters, Terrorism Comments closed
