The Collected Poems of Lucille Clifton 1965-2010

Winner of the 2013 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award for Poetry "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"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 PostThe 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Clifton 1965-2010 combines all eleven of Lucille Clifton's published collections with more than fifty previously unpublished poems. The unpublished poems feature early poems from 1965-1969, a collection-in-progress titled the book of days (2008), and a poignant selection of final poems.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 lif