Obituary for Lucille Clifton

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I found this obituary and some of the poems contained within very moving.  I know Lucille Clifton more as a children's writer.

 

Mary Lassen

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Small but explosive poems derived their strength from simplicity

By Matt Schudel

When she was a girl, Lucille Clifton sat on her mother's lap and listened to her recite poetry. Her mother never made it through elementary school, but she knew the power of language, and her poems stayed in her daughter's head forever.

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