Lucille Clifton, American poet whose works examine family life, racism, and gender. Good Times (1969) was her first of numerous poetry collections. In 2007 she received the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize. Learn more about Clifton’s life and career, including h
Ada Limon is an American poet who is best known for creating intimacy with readers through her emotional sincerity and thoughtful observations of nature and humans’ place within it. In 2022 she was named the 24th poet laureate of the United States.
2000 Blessing the Boats: New and Selected Poems, 1988–2000 Lucille Clifton 2001 Poems Seven: New and Complete Poetry Alan Dugan 2002 In the Next Galaxy Ruth Stone 2003 The Singing C.K. Williams 2004 Door in the Mountain: New and Collected Poems, 1965–2003 Jean Valentine 2005 Migra...
Explore essential elements of the novel with Clifton Fadiman and actorsLearn about essential elements of the novel—including mood, motivation, characterization, and style—with editor and anthologist Clifton Fadiman and actors from London's Old Vic theatre company. This is a 1962 production of Encycl...
Young•Lucille Clifton•Houston A. Baker, Jr.•Vernon Jordan•Benjamin L. Hooks•Ossie Davis•James Comer•Jessye Norman•Aïda Muluneh•Chadwick Boseman•Bisa Butler•Patricia Bath•James Farmer•Douglas Wilder•David Dinkins•Shirley Horn•Clarence M. Pendleton•May Miller...