In “november 21, 1988,” Clifton looks back at JFK’s assassination and sees it as a day when history changed forever.
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Clifton on JFK’s Assassination
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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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God Reaches Us through Art
I share a talk about the relationship between God and creativity. Authors mentioned: Shelley, Homer, Plato, Silko, Walker, Clifton.
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Clifton’s Poem about a Lynching Victim
Yesterday was the 25th anniversary of a Jasper, Texas lynching. Lucille Clifton has a poem about victim James Byrd.
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Mourning a Lost Uterus
Anna Holmes recently wrote about sadness over losing her uterus. Lucille Clifton has poems she might find consoling.
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Lucille Clifton on Black History
Black history is under attack in a number of states. Clifton’s poetry can help us push back.
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Clifton, the Sonora Desert, & Resilience
Clifton’s poem on the Sonora Desert does a deep dive into cactus symbolism
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A Coal Poem for Attorney Woo
In an episode of “Extraordinary Attorney Woo,” we encounter a poem about charcoal and selflessness.
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i beg what i love and leave to forgive me
Yom Kippur is a day to ask for forgiveness so that we may leave our sins behind and begin a new. In that respect, this Clifton poem works as a Yom Kippur poem.
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