Lucille Clifton Quotes
Come celebrate with me that every day something has tried to kill me and has failed.
Lucille Clifton (2013). “The Book of Light”, p.25, Copper Canyon Press
You might as well answer the door, my child, the truth is furiously knocking.
Lucille Clifton (1980). “Two-headed woman”, Univ of Massachusetts Pr
they ask me to remember but they want me to remember their memories and I keep on remembering mine
Lucille Clifton (1993). “Next: new poems”, Bookslinger
Lucille Clifton (1974). “An ordinary woman”
Lucille Clifton (2013). “The Book of Light”, p.25, Copper Canyon Press
may you kiss the wind then turn from it certain that it will love your back
Lucille Clifton (1991). “Quilting: poems, 1987-1990”, BOA Editions Ltd.
Lucille Clifton (1976). “Generations: a memoir”, Random House (NY)
Lucille Clifton (1980). “Two-headed woman”, Univ of Massachusetts Pr