There’s a decline in English majors at elite universities. We use a Lucille Clifton poem to respond.
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“Even the Best” Whites Don’t Get Race
In yesterday’s post I mentioned that a noted poet once mentioned me in a poem critical of whites. The poet is Lucille Clifton, formerly a colleague at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, now retired. The poem appeared in her book quilting. I’ll quote the poem and then give the backstory: note to my self it’s […]
