Lucille Clifton
Lucille Clifton was born Thelma Lucille Sayles in 1936 in upstate New York. One of the postwar United States' most prominent poets, she was treasured by both critics and popular audiences for her spare style, her humane outlook, and her attention to the experiences of African American life. Over the course of her career, Clifton was awarded an array of honors and prizes, including 2007's Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, multiple Pulitzer Prize nominations, a National Book Award, and the poet...