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The Collected Poems of Lucille Clifton 1965-2010

By: Lucille Clifton

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The Collected Poems of Lucille Clifton 1965-2010

By: Lucille Clifton

Winner of the 2013 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award for Poetry "The Collected Poems of Lucille Clifton 1965-2010 may be the most important book of poetry to appear in years."--Publishers Weekly "All poetry readers will want to own this book; almost everything is in it."--Publishers Weekly "If you only read one poetry book in 2012, The Collected Poems of Lucille Clifton ought to be it."—NPR "The 'Collected Clifton' is a gift, not just for her fans...but for all of us."--The Washington Post "The love readers feel for Lucille Clifton—both the woman and her poetry—is constant and deeply felt. The lines that surface most frequently in praise of her work and her person are moving declarations of racial pride, courage, steadfastness."—Toni Morrison, from the Foreword The Collected Poems of Lucille Clifton 1965–2010 combines all eleven of Lucille Clifton's published collections with more than fifty previously unpublished poems. The unpublished poems feature early poems from 1965–1969, a collection-in-progress titled the book of days (2008), and a poignant selection of final poems. An insightful foreword by Nobel Prize–winning author Toni Morrison and comprehensive afterword by noted poet Kevin Young frames Clifton's lifetime body of work, providing the definitive statement about this major America poet's career. On February 13, 2010, the poetry world lost one of its most distinguished members with the passing of Lucille Clifton. In the last year of her life, she was named the first African American woman to receive the $100,000 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize honoring a US poet whose "lifetime accomplishments warrant extraordinary recognition," and was posthumously awarded the Robert Frost Medal for lifetime achievement from the Poetry Society of America. "mother-tongue: to man-kind" (from the unpublished the book of days): all that I am asking is that you see me as something more than a common occurrence, more than a woman in her ordinary skin.

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1942683006

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9781942683001

The Book of Light

Anniversary Edition

By: Lucille Clifton

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The Book of Light

Anniversary Edition

By: Lucille Clifton

With a powerful introduction by Ross Gay and a moving afterword by Sidney Clifton, this special anniversary edition of The Book of Light offers new meditations and insights on one of the most beloved voices of the 20th century. Though The Book of Light opens with thirty-nine names for light, we soon learn the most meaningful name is Lucille—daughter, mother, proud Black woman. Known for her ability to convey multitudes in few words, Clifton writes into the shadows—her father’s violations, a Black neighborhood bombed, death, loss—all while illuminating the full spectrum of human emotion: grief and celebration, anger and joy, empowerment and so much grace. A meeting place of myth and the Divine, The Book of Light exists “between starshine and clay” as Clifton’s personas allow us to bear the world’s weight with Atlas and witness conversations between Lucifer and God. While names and dates mark this text as a social commentary responding to her time, it is haunting how easily this collection serves as a political palimpsest of today. We leave these poems inspired—Clifton shows us Superman is not our hero. Our hero is the Black female narrator who decides to live. And what a life she creates! “Won’t you celebrate with me?”

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Copper Canyon Press

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1619322897

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9781619322899

Good Woman

Poems and a Memoir 1969-1980

By: Lucille Clifton

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Good Woman

Poems and a Memoir 1969-1980

By: Lucille Clifton

Finalist for the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry A landmark collection by National Book Award-winning poet Lucille Clifton, Good Woman: Poems and a Memoir 1969-1980 includes the four poetry collections that launched Clifton’s career—Good Times, Good News About the Earth, An Ordinary Woman, and Two-Headed Woman—as well as her haunting prose memoir, Generations. In honor of the 30th anniversary of Lucille Clifton's Pulitzer Prize-nominated poetry collection and memoir, Good Woman is now available for the first time as a deluxe eBook edition. Enhanced with previously unpublished photographs from the Lucille Clifton Estate and a special foreword by Aracelis Girmay, this eBook is a must-have for longtime Clifton fans and newcomers alike.

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315

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BOA Editions, Ltd.

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194268357X

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9781942683575

Blessing The Boats

By: Lucille Clifton

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Blessing The Boats

By: Lucille Clifton

An award-winning collection from one of America's most beloved twentieth-century poets 'The love readers feel for Lucille Clifton - both the woman and her poetry - is constant and deeply felt' Toni Morrison Lucille Clifton was one of the most distinguished American poets of the twentieth century. This award-winning collection of her poems showcases the simplicity and song-like grace with which she addressed the whole of human experience: birth, death, children, dreams, spirituality, womanhood, illness, sexuality and racial injustice. 'Physically small poems with enormous and profound inner worlds' Elizabeth Alexander, New Yorker 'Clifton's earliest poems could have been written yesterday, and her later works could have been written decades ago' Reginald Dwayne Betts, The New York Times 'A poetry so pared down that its spaces take on substance, become a shaping presence as much as the words themselves' Peggy Rosenthal

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119

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Random House

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1802061371

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9781802061376

Three Wishes

By: Lucille Clifton

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Three Wishes

By: Lucille Clifton

Find a penny on New Year's Day with your birthday year on it, and you can make three wishes on it and the wishes will come true! It happened to me," explains Nobie. As each of Nobie's wishes comes true, she discovers the really important things in life in this story of faith and friendship.

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Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group

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0440900646

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9780440900641

Generations

A Memoir

By: Lucille Clifton

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Generations

A Memoir

By: Lucille Clifton

A moving family biography in which the poet traces her family history back through Jim Crow, the slave trade, and all the way to the women of the Dahomey people in West Africa. Buffalo, New York. A father’s funeral. Memory. In Generations, Lucille Clifton’s formidable poetic gift emerges in prose, giving us a memoir of stark and profound beauty. Her story focuses on the lives of the Sayles family: Caroline, “born among the Dahomey people in 1822,” who walked north from New Orleans to Virginia in 1830 when she was eight years old; Lucy, the first black woman to be hanged in Virginia; and Gene, born with a withered arm, the son of a carpetbagger and the author’s grandmother. Clifton tells us about the life of an African American family through slavery and hard times and beyond, the death of her father and grandmother, but also all the life and love and triumph that came before and remains even now. Generations is a powerful work of determination and affirmation. “I look at my husband,” Clifton writes, “and my children and I feel the Dahomey women gathering in my bones.”

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113

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New York Review of Books

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1681375885

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9781681375885

The Lucky Stone

By: Lucille Clifton

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The Lucky Stone

By: Lucille Clifton

There is nothing Tee enjoys more than sitting out on the porch with her great-greatmother, listening to the fascinating stories about the lucky stone. Shiny and black as night, it brought good fortune to each of its owners for over one hundred years. First it helped Mandy, a runaway slave, win her freedom. Then it saved Vashti from death by lightning at a prayer meeting. And it even saved Tee's great-grandmother from the ferocious dancing dog and helped her meet her husband. Now Tee can't help wondering what the old stone has in store for her. She certainly could use some luck on Valentine's Day. But the lucky stone doesn't belong to Tee. How can her wish come true?

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Yearling

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0307537951

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The Terrible Stories

By: Lucille Clifton

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The Terrible Stories

By: Lucille Clifton

The long-awaited tenth collection of poetry from the Shelley Memorial Prize-winning poet Lucille Clifton.

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187103342X

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The Collected Poems of Lucille Clifton 1965-2010

By: Lucille Clifton

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Everett Anderson's Goodbye

By: Lucille Clifton

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Everett Anderson's Goodbye

By: Lucille Clifton

Everett Anderson has a difficult time coming to terms with his grief after his father dies.

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Macmillan

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0805008004

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Everett Anderson's Friend

By: Lucille Clifton

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Everett Anderson's Friend

By: Lucille Clifton

Bouncy verses and attractive pictures present the latest events in the life of [Everett] who has lots of friends among small readers." --Publishers Weekly

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Henry Holt Books For Young Readers

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0030151619

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Good Woman

Poems and a Memoir 1969-1980

By: Lucille Clifton

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Poems and a Memoir 1969-1980

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Generations

A Memoir

By: Lucille Clifton

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A Memoir

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New York Review of Books

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1681375877

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Everett Anderson's Goodbye

By: Lucille Clifton

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Everett Anderson has a difficult time coming to terms with his grief after his father dies.

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The Lucky Stone

By: Lucille Clifton

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By: Lucille Clifton

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The Book of Light

Anniversary Edition

By: Lucille Clifton

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Anniversary Edition

By: Lucille Clifton

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Copper Canyon Press

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1619322897

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One of the Problems of Everett Anderson

By: Lucille Clifton

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One of the Problems of Everett Anderson

By: Lucille Clifton

Everett Anderson wonders how he can help his friend Greg, who appears to be a victim of child abuse.

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0805052011

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9780805052015

The English In Canada Historical 3-Book Bundle

Planters, Paupers, and Pioneers / Seeking a Better Future / Ignored but not Forgotten

By: Lucille H. Campey

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The English In Canada Historical 3-Book Bundle

Planters, Paupers, and Pioneers / Seeking a Better Future / Ignored but not Forgotten

By: Lucille H. Campey

Lucille H. Campey’s acclaimed, groundbreaking series on English immigration to Canada is finally available in a collected volume with this complete, three-book edition. A must for genealogists and history lovers interested in the tremendous waves of English immigration to Canada, whose story has never been told in its full depth and detail until now. Planters, Paupers, and Pioneers: English Settlers in Atlantic Canada The first-ever comprehensive book written on early English immigration to Canada, Planters, Paupers, and Pioneers focuses on the factors that brought the English to Atlantic Canada. It traces English arrivals to their various settlements in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland, and considers their reasons for leaving their homeland. Who were they? When did they arrive? Were they successful? And what was their lasting impact? Drawing on wide-raging documentary resources, this book is essential reading for individuals wishing to trace English and Canadian family links. Seeking a Better Future: The English Pioneers of Ontario and Quebec The exodus from England that gathered pace during the 19th century accounted for the greatest part of the total emigration from Britain to Canada. And yet, while copious emigration studies have been undertaken on the Scots and the Irish, very little has been written about the English in Canada. Drawing on wide-ranging data collected from English record offices and Canadian archives, Seeking a Better Future considers why people left England and traces their destinations in Ontario and Quebec. Challenging the widely held assumption that emigration was primarily a flight from poverty, Campey reveals how the ambitious and resourceful English were strongly attracted by the greater freedoms and better livelihoods that could be achieved by relocating to Canada’s central provinces. Ignored but not Forgotten: Canada’s English Immigrants The great exodus from England to Canada peaked in the early 20th century, and although they were widely ignored in the past as an immigrant group, the English are now being given the attention they deserve. Drawing on wide-ranging documentary and statistical sources, Ignored but not Forgotten traces this major population movement on a region-by-region basis. Campey reveals the outstanding contributions by English immigrants to Canada’s settlement and development, and challenges the assumption that English Canadians were a privileged elite. In fact, most came from humble backgrounds. The book is essential reading for genealogists and general readers interested in why the English immigrated to Canada and the great scope of their achievements. What critics are saying "Campey’s chapters are well-written and hold the readers attention." — GenealogyMagazine.com "A major addition to the literature for those looking for insight into their pioneer immigrant ancestor experience." — Anglo-Celtic Connections "[Lucille Campey] has distilled a copious amount of research.... informative and engaging." — The British Columbia Genealogist

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Dundurn

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1459729633

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9781459729636

Planters, Paupers, and Pioneers

English Settlers in Atlantic Canada

By: Lucille H. Campey

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Planters, Paupers, and Pioneers

English Settlers in Atlantic Canada

By: Lucille H. Campey

The first in a series of three titles on The English in Canada, this book focuses on factors that brought the English to Canada, tracing the English arrivals to the various settlements. Drawing on wide-raging documentary resources, this book is essential reading for individuals wishing to trace English and Canadian family links.

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1459705084

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Around Ebarb and the Toledo Bend

By: Mary Lucille Rivers,Travis Ebarb, Jr.

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Around Ebarb and the Toledo Bend

By: Mary Lucille Rivers,Travis Ebarb, Jr.

The Ebarb and Toledo Bend area of Louisiana has a fascinating and colorful history. Founded in 1716, the French Fort St. Jean Baptiste was the first settlement in the area, followed soon after by the Spanish Fort Los Adaes. Many have called this part of Louisiana home, including invading Spanish conquistadores, French trappers, and both Spanish and French missionaries. The area is also home to many Native American tribes who further contributed to the melting pot of customs, religions, food, and folklore that is so prevalent in the area's history.

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Arcadia Publishing

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0738544035

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Seeking a Better Future

The English Pioneers of Ontario and Quebec

By: Lucille H. Campey

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Seeking a Better Future

The English Pioneers of Ontario and Quebec

By: Lucille H. Campey

Most emigration from England was voluntary, self-financed, and pursued by people who, while expecting to improve their economic prospects, were also critical of the areas in which they first settled. The exodus from England that gathered pace during the 19th century accounted for the greatest part of the total emigration from Britain to Canada. And yet, while copious emigration studies have been undertaken on the Scots and the Irish, very little has been written about the English in Canada. Drawing on wide-ranging data collected from English record offices and Canadian archives, Lucille Campey considers why people left England and traces their destinations in Ontario and Quebec. A mass of detailed information relating to pioneer settlements and ship crossings has been distilled to provide new insights on how, why, and when Ontario and Quebec acquired their English settlers. Challenging the widely held assumption that emigration was primarily a flight from poverty, Campey reveals how the ambitious and resourceful English were strongly attracted by the greater freedoms and better livelihoods that could be achieved by relocating to Canada’s central provinces.

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Dundurn

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1459703529

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9781459703520

Ignored but Not Forgotten

Canada's English Immigrants

By: Lucille H. Campey

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Ignored but Not Forgotten

Canada's English Immigrants

By: Lucille H. Campey

In her third and final book in the English in Canada series, Lucille Campey provides an overview of the great exodus from England to Canada which peaked in the early twentieth century. Drawing on wide-ranging documentary and statistical sources, Campey traces this major population movement on a region-by-region basis.

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Dundurn.com

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1459709632

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Ontario and Quebec’s Irish Pioneers

Farmers, Labourers, and Lumberjacks

By: Lucille H. Campey

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Ontario and Quebec’s Irish Pioneers

Farmers, Labourers, and Lumberjacks

By: Lucille H. Campey

Taking on the myth that Irish settlers in Canada were a wave of famine victims, Lucille Campey reveals the pioneering achievements of the Irish who began populating — and thriving in — Ontario and Quebec a century before the famine of 1840. The second volume of the Irish in Canada series brings an informative and lively account of this great saga.

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1459740858

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