A famous poem by Lucille Clifton, an african-american writer and poet who wrote poems about women (all kinds but mostly black women) and some about her african-american heritage. Clifton was born the 27th of June of 1936 in New York (US) and passed away the 13th of February of 2010 in Baltimore. Lucille Clifton will always be remembered as an amazing poet and black woman. #lucilleclifton #poetry #poem #bookstagram #booklover #afro #femalepoets #literature #afrodescendientes #literatura #poema #women
What cosmic forces are at play? Days after my inimitable father left this world (8/2/2023) — which happened to occur a year to the day after my mother left this world (8/2/22) — the used metal fishing skiff they gave me 18 years ago as a wedding gift began to take on water and sink. Today, I opened a beautiful condolence gift sent by my friend and editor Lauren Wein (who I described in “Little Monsters” acknowledgments as the person who “always sends the just-right poem when I need it most”) to find Lucille Clifton’s beautiful poetry collection “Blessing the Boats.” The title poem happens to be on page 82 (8/2)!! blessing the boats may the tide that is entering even now the lip of our understanding carry you out beyond the face of fear may you kiss the wind then turn from it certain that it will love you back may you open your eyes to water water waving forever and may you in your innocence sail through this to that #rip #poetry #lucilleclifton blessingtheboats
What cosmic forces are at play? Days after my inimitable father left this world (8/2/2023) — which happened to occur a year to the day after my mother left this world (8/2/22) — the used metal fishing skiff they gave me 18 years ago as a wedding gift began to take on water and sink. Today, I opened a beautiful condolence gift sent by my friend and editor Lauren Wein (who I described in “Little Monsters” acknowledgments as the person who “always sends the just-right poem when I need it most”) to find Lucille Clifton’s beautiful poetry collection “Blessing the Boats.” The title poem happens to be on page 82 (8/2)!! blessing the boats may the tide that is entering even now the lip of our understanding carry you out beyond the face of fear may you kiss the wind then turn from it certain that it will love you back may you open your eyes to water water waving forever and may you in your innocence sail through this to that #rip #poetry #lucilleclifton blessingtheboats
#Female #Amazon #Learn #Birthright #Smile #LucilleClifton #Poetry ~Tallulah
I'm happy to introduce my photo series "Settling Dust" rooted in unpacking all of the muddy feelings surrounding motherhood and parenting. I would love to work with you all as we explore where we came from to understand where we are going. This work is an ongoing photo process not limited to the date of the holiday. ✨🤍📸 #atlantaphotographer #mothersday #portraitphotography #motherhood #lucilleclifton #poetry #mirrorwork #highconceptphotography #unearthing #documentaryphotography #artishealing #inourmothersgardens
a really special new interview today, with poet and memoirist @remicawriter, on intergenerational caregiving, the necessity of reading as a creative spark, and the inspirational force of Lucille Clifton 🌟 and a question for you: what writers and friends have inspired you in your creative life? #amwriting #writerscommunity #writingcommunity #amreading #lucilleclifton
- 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘩𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘦 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘦 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 - lucille clifton #endofmessage ____________ Samantha Box | @samantha.box Objects (2019) image rp via @alexisnhellerartadvisory ————————- #samanthabox #lucilleclifton #canihaveapieceofcake #blackcakewithrum #wewouldneverleaveyouhere #norcansheknowwhatiamwantingtotellher #daughtertheyknowwheretofindyou #haverolledfromoneislandtothenext #weavingsharedriversthatweshallopenupwhenitisourtime
Reflections 🥀 [04.29.24 - 05.07.24] . . . #compasscollective #bookish #reflections #lucilleclifton #assatashakur #octaviabutler #wisdom #growth #wordstoliveby #bookquotes #takegoodcare
There’s a lot to be grateful for. Come celebrate! 🙌🏾 ☀️ #lucilleclifton #poetssociety #renaissance #recipeforabeautifullife #poeticquotes #motivationdaily #walkbyfaith
and clots like you wouldn’t believe #LucilleClifton; from Quilting
Today, I’m reading sections of Lucille Clifton’s The Book of Light and I wanted to share two poems I believe are especially pertinent considering the ongoing genocide in Gaza. The first poem is called “move” and the second poem is called “samson predicts from gaza the philadelphia fire.” — I support a free Palestine and an end to genocide. I also believe that poetry has the ability to heal us, show us, remind us of where we’ve been and where we’re going. A particular line from “move” feels especially resonant: “if you would stand fire rather than difference/do not hesitate/move/away.” — This book was written/published in 1993. And still. Something to consider. — #poetry #thebookoflight #lucilleclifton #freepalestine #gaza #writing #history #storytelling #storyteller #poems #art #reflections #healing #energy #quotes
There is a Girl Inside by Lucille Clifton there is a girl inside. she is randy as a wolf. she will not walk away and leave these bones to an old woman. she is a green tree in a forest of kindling. she is a green girl in a used poet. she has waited patient as a nun for the second coming, when she can break through gray hairs into blossom and her lovers will harvest honey and thyme and the woods will be wild with the damn wonder of it. #lucilleclifton #poetry #spring #mayday #ageing #innerchild #keepgrowing #lifeisajourney #bluebells
It is what it is *starts bawling my eyes out* Tags - #poetry #literature #academia #jamesbaldwin #love #lovepoems #grunge #desiaesthetics #mahmouddarwish #murakami #writersofinstagram #tumblrtextpost #romanticism #art #lucilleclifton #poems #writing #letterwriting #darkacademia #twinpeaks #bookstagram #journal
One of the best ways to wind down at the end of the day is by getting lost in a good book. 📚💤 I’ve recently been reading poetry at night. Some of my faves are #LucilleClifton, @cleowade and my literary boo, #LangstonHughes. Do you enjoy #BedtimeReading? Who are some of your favorites? #SimplyUniqueLiving #selfcare #SelfCareMatters #SelfCareReads #poetsofinstagram #Poetry
#thereisagirlinside #1977 #lucilleclifton
Play, live, dream, see the world or create your own adventures at home. That’s all I can tell you because time never slows down for anyone and neither should you. #thereisagirlinside #LucilleClifton
I'm just going to leave this here. wow. #poetry #thereisagirlinside #lucilleclifton #inspiration #midlife #midlifewomen
#nationalpoetrymonth #poetry #lucilleclifton #poem #blessingtheboats
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What cosmic forces are at play? Days after my inimitable father left this world (8/2/2023) — which happened to occur a year to the day after my mother left this world (8/2/22) — the used metal fishing skiff they gave me 18 years ago as a wedding gift began to take on water and sink. Today, I opened a beautiful condolence gift sent by my friend and editor Lauren Wein (who I described in “Little Monsters” acknowledgments as the person who “always sends the just-right poem when I need it most”) to find Lucille Clifton’s beautiful poetry collection “Blessing the Boats.” The title poem happens to be on page 82 (8/2)!! blessing the boats may the tide that is entering even now the lip of our understanding carry you out beyond the face of fear may you kiss the wind then turn from it certain that it will love you back may you open your eyes to water water waving forever and may you in your innocence sail through this to that #rip #poetry #lucilleclifton blessingtheboats
What cosmic forces are at play? Days after my inimitable father left this world (8/2/2023) — which happened to occur a year to the day after my mother left this world (8/2/22) — the used metal fishing skiff they gave me 18 years ago as a wedding gift began to take on water and sink. Today, I opened a beautiful condolence gift sent by my friend and editor Lauren Wein (who I described in “Little Monsters” acknowledgments as the person who “always sends the just-right poem when I need it most”) to find Lucille Clifton’s beautiful poetry collection “Blessing the Boats.” The title poem happens to be on page 82 (8/2)!! blessing the boats may the tide that is entering even now the lip of our understanding carry you out beyond the face of fear may you kiss the wind then turn from it certain that it will love you back may you open your eyes to water water waving forever and may you in your innocence sail through this to that #rip #poetry #lucilleclifton blessingtheboats
My second public art sculpture “Perched & Knotted” is now installed in Morningside Park & 113th across from the pond in Harlem, NY with @harlemsculpturegardens just in time for @intsculptureday and just after #earthday Heartfelt thank you to @wharlemartfund @artcrawlharlem @dy3art @neobja for the help and support to make this sculpture come to life. “Perched & Knotted” 2024 Sculpture made with forged branches dyed with 50/50 blends of natural indigo and synthetic indigo, and rope 50/50 blends of natural madder root and synthetic eggplant dye. This endeavor is a harmonious fusion of inspiration drawn from the profound poetry of #lucilleclifton book “Mercy” and the transformative concepts of Black Compositional Thought introduced by the visionary artist #TorkwaseDyson Read more about this work via my website soon and come out on May 2nd at noon for the Walk starting at Morningside Park and 113th. 📸 Photography by @isandres66 Hair by @niac.hair
For National Poetry Month I’m sharing the work of poets who have been influential to me. This 1993 collection by Lucille Clifton from @copper_canyon_press has been a favorite for the past three decades. #poetry #poetrycollection #nationalpoetrymonth #lucilleclifton #poetsilove #recommendedreading
‘After Kent State’ by Lucille Clifton (from ‘About the Earth’, ‘Good News about the Earth’, 1972), in Good Woman: Poems and Memoir 1969-1980) 🧿 #pyaarpoems #lucilleclifton #lucillecliftonpoetry #kentstatekillings #kentstate
#lucilleclifton has a poem for every day and every moment in every day. Just grateful I can go to her when I don’t have the words. ♥️🖤💚
Lucille Clifton, An Ordinary Woman (1975) Pictured here on a green and red blanket. Swipe to read one of my favorite poems, New Bones. Text in pinned comment. I read this book in one sitting; I could not stop reading it. Clifton’s rhythm is incredible. It not only carried me through each poem, but from poem to poem. I don’t know how to describe the way she plays with language—it’s music but more than music. There’s something both simple and magical in the way she repeats lines and phrases and words, the way she builds images and breaks them apart and then builds them again. She rarely uses punctuation and capitalization, which creates a space in the poems that feels like a river. I’ve been thinking a lot about poetic language, about what it means to have one. This collection has a clear and singular poetic language. The poems feel honey and warm and ocean-drenched; they feel like soil and earth, rooted and warm. They’re shapes without sharp edges, they’re all dripping flow and smooth and glide. Roundness, yes, that’s what they feel like—like phases of the moon, waning and waxing, but underneath, always whole. Clifton writes about Blackness and being a woman. She writes little odes to her friends. She writes about aging and becoming and parenting, about magic, about healing and new beginnings and being strong and getting through hard stuff. There are spells in this book, and so much light, and tiny domestic moments, and running through it all, love. She pours love onto the page in a thousand different ways—love for her people and herself and her flaws and where she’s been and where she’s going. These poems certainly aren’t simple—the rhythms are intricate and masterful. But they refuse to ignore joy, and that refusal, in poetry, is sometimes interpreted as unserious. It isn’t, of course. It’s just so light, so floating, so buoyant that it breaks out of every container of celebration. It spills. It feels like poetry that’s meant to be passed around, shared. Thanks to @seeceeread for getting me newly excited about Clifton. I am dazzled, I am hungry for more of her words.
Read Clifton's full poem at https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/58816/blessing-the-boats "may you kiss the wind then turn from it certain that it will love your back..." - Lucille Clifton #horizonuu #horizonuuchurch #interdependance #SoulMatters #uu #unitarianuniversalist #UnitarianUniversalism #Unitarian #northtexas #carrollton #carrolltontx #carrolltontexas #lucilleclifton #lucillecliftonquote #lucillecliftonquotes
Can I call myself a poet if I haven’t studied Lucille Clifton? Maybe, but I feel compelled to learn all I can about her and her work. #nationalpoetrymonth #lucilleclifton #blackpoets #20booksbyblackwomen #20booksbyblackfolx #kaythereader #ireadinblack
The moon is queen of everything. She rules the oceans, rivers, rain. When I am asked whose tears these are I always blame the moon. #lucilleclifton #moon
Two poignant and beautifully illustrated Everett Anderson picturebooks from 1978 and 1983. The wonderful Lucille Clifton wrote these lovely stories about family, loss, and the ups and downs of childhood. #lucilleclifton #anngrifalconi #kidlitwomen #vintagechildrensbooks
they ask me to remember but they want me to remember their memories and i keep on remembering mine. - #LucilleClifton • #whysomepeoplebemadatmesometimes ・・・ #scribesandvibes • #therebirthofcool • #LucilleClifton • #Poetry • #NationalPoetryMonth
“I love poetry, and all kinds… I love the range of things that speak directly to me. It’s a mysterious doing, you know. It’s not just intellectual. If it were, all the really smart people would be poets.” – Lucille Clifton #whatshesaid 🗣️
“𝘰𝘩 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦” - lucille clifton 1) Lucille Clifton image rp via baltimoresun [site] 2) “after kent state” by Lucille Clifton via garadinervi-repertori.blog 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧.𝐡𝐢𝐬.𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 #lucilleclifton #afterkentstate #shewasunheededunseen #wearespeakingareyoulistening #wearespeakingcanyouhearus #handwavingwomen #ohpeople #comeintotheblackandlive #endofmessage
the earth is a living thing ☼ ☽ is a black shambling bear ruffling its wild back and tossing mountains into the sea is a black hawk circling the burying ground circling the bones picked clean and discarded is a fish black blind in the belly of water is a diamond blind in the black belly of coal is a black and living thing is a favorite child of the universe feel her rolling her hand in its kinky hair feel her brushing it clean . . . #lucilleclifton #botanicalhealing #herbalhealing #earthday2024 #rhythmandsol #rhythmandsolbotanicals #solstudio #anjuandyou #natureisagoddess #pachamama #gaia #greenwitch #artist #healer #nature #beauty #justbreathe
It’s Earth Day! 🌎 Small photo dump of wondrous natural things that have caught my eye lately: 1️⃣ - new plant picked up at the RHS Urban Show: a begonia ferox 🫨 how lovely, right?! 2️⃣ - a nestle of beautiful blossom trees not far from my house 3️⃣ - the beach in Jersey Also, quite fittingly, I awoke with this poem from the amazing Lucille Clifton in my head: the earth is a living thing is a black shambling bear ruffling its wild back and tossing mountains into the sea is a black hawk circling the burying ground circling the bones picked clean and discarded is a fish black blind in the belly of water is a diamond blind in the black belly of coal is a black and living thing is a favorite child of the universe feel her rolling her hand in its kinky hair feel her brushing it clean #earthday #lucilleclifton #lucillecliftonpoetry #begoniaferox #begonialovers #crazyplantpeople #cherryblossom #jerseychannelislands
I was Inspired by my friend, Broderick, a couple of years ago to share a poem every day during #NationalPoetryMonth in my stories. The poem I’m sitting with today is one of my favorites by Lucille Clifton that I return to often in my practice. It can be found in a collection of her work titled, “how to carry water: selected poems.”
Continuing to celebrate National Poetry Month with these lines from the incomparable Lucille Clifton ❤️ EnJoy! #lucilleclifton #cliftonhousebaltimore #writingprompts #weekendwriting #writinginspiration #blackwomenwriters #blackwomenwrite #writingprocess #writingpractice #writingcommunity #findyourmuse #findyourjoy #voicebeheard!
Continued birthday celebration. Because she makes everything feel possible. #ariesseason #lucilleclifton
Reflections✨ [04.10.24 - 04.18.24] . . . Reminder: this collection is now available online — the link lives in my bio permanently. 🏠 #compasscollective #bookish #reflections #nationalpoetrymonth #poetrycommunity #books #audrelorde #alicewalker #lucilleclifton #jamesbaldwin #ancestralwisdom #wordstoliveby #communitycare
In honor of National Poetry Month. Crazy how these thin little books hold so much power. The top three I picked up recently and look forward to reading. Cannibal by @safiyasinclair - I read over the fall/winter and it’s every bit as beautiful as her memoir. Clifton is always a good idea and I’ve had this copy of The Book of Light since college, it’s one I go back to over and over. Have you read any of these? Please share your favorite poetry recs!! #nationalpoetrymonth #poetryofinstagram #safiyasinclair #lucilleclifton #gabrielaponce #junejordan #biancastone
A new addition to the walls of jobsite office.... Like for many of you, poetry isn't always the primary focus of various work-related endeavors ( #ugh). But I don't pass up opportunities to bring some poetry in anyway. I put up this #nationalpoetrymonth poster in a lobby/waiting room area today, which by a totally random alignment of the universe, fit into a frame that was already hanging on the wall. The corporate overseers may not be thrilled with my #style, but it gives me joy......... Shhhh, just don't tell anyone. ;) _ _ _ _ _ #art #artcall #artopencall #artopencalls #artopportunity #opensubmission #openartcall #callforartists #submityourart #environmentalart #literaryjournal #litmag #natureartist #natureart #visualpoetry #naturepoetry #artcommunity #supportartists #collaboration #poetry #2024art #2024poetry #lucilleclifton #jackwong #poetryfoundation #poetsofig #aprilpoetrymonth
Springtime presents an opportunity for us to celebrate our growth and to acknowledge other possibilities to blossom. In light of this, we are sharing one of Dr. @DenaSimmons’ favorite poems by Lucille Clifton. We invite you to do a self check-in by asking yourself the following questions: – How have I been living my values? What can I do more of, less of, or keep the same? – What is my progress on my personal and professional goals? – What needs adjusting to ensure I accomplish my goals successfully without sacrificing my well-being? #LucilleClifton #LiberatEDSEL #collectiveliberation
Today is both World Art Day and Tax Day - Do the math. Honor the effort, creativity, and spread good will. The theme for World Art Day is: A GARDEN OF EXPRESSION: Cultivating Community Through Art. Let us not forget all who are suffering, silenced, and denied access to creative expression and freedoms. In our divisions, we are truly all one under the sun. May goodwill, peace, and creative expression prevail around the world. blessing the boats by Lucille Clifton 1936 –2010 (at St. Mary’s) may the tide that is entering even now the lip of our understanding carry you out beyond the face of fear may you kiss the wind then turn from it certain that it will love your back, may you open your eyes to water water waving forever and may you in your innocence sail through this to that.🙏🏾💕✨️ #worldartday #taxday #artishealing #artisheart❤️ #ceasefirepermanently #createartforearth #createartforchange #agardenofexpression #cultivatingcommunity #lucilleclifton #cultuvatingcommunitythroughart #blessingtheboats
Launching the boats #galleryart #brightart #healingart #lucilleclifton #lucillecliftoninspired
“The answer must be, I think, that beauty and grace are performed whether or not we will or sense them. The least we can do is try to be there.” —Annie Dillard, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek + + + Saturday poetry: spring song By Lucille Clifton the green of Jesus is breaking the ground and the sweet smell of delicious Jesus is opening the house and the dance of Jesus music has hold of the air and the world is turning in the body of Jesus and the future is possible #poetry #tulips #spring #anniedillard #pilgrimoftinkercreek #lucilleclifton
My children were each bitten by storks, kissed by angels, and had darker butt shades when they were born, so let’s talk birth marks. What were/are yours and what stories can you invent around those marks? If you are writing fiction, this prompt might enrich your character providing a greater meaning to a mark in one’s life. There’s a story in the mark. Check out Lucille Clifton’s ““i was born with twelve fingers” for inspiration. @cliftonhousebaltimore #WritingPrompts what are the generational connections in the marks scripted on your body at birth? #generationalArchives #NaPoWriMo #NationalPoetryMonth #NationalPoetryWritingMonth #birthStories #writing #LucilleClifton
In honor of National Poetry Month, a poem a day: Blessing the Boats by Lucille Clifton
Celebrate your life. Taught Lucille Clifton in my Creative Writing Classes this week. I was reminded how brilliantly delicious this piece is: how we mold a life of our own, how we shape ourselves even when we have no model, how even when everything has tried to kill us...we are still alive. #poetry #nationalpoetrymonth #blackwomen #bipocpoets #poet #writing #come #celebratewithme #lucilleclifton
Thinkin bout Lucille today…💕 . Posted @withregram • @visforvoices What is the purpose that ignites you? ✨ #lucilleclifton #nationalpoetrymonth #blackpoets
- 𝘓𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘪 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴. 𝘐 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘬 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯. ~ Lucille Clifton Naudline Pierre | @cluvie We Are Here (2019) image rp via elephant.art We will not be separated. Free Palestine. Hands of Haiti. Love and protect the people of Sudan, Congo. Solidarity with oppressed peoples everywhere. #naudlinepierre #ibelieveweoweeachotherprotection #wehavealwayslovedeachother #lucilleclifton
“my dream about time a woman unlike myself is running down the long hall of a lifeless house with too many windows which open on a world she has no language for, running and running until she reaches at last the one and only door which she pulls open to find each wall is faced with clocks and as she watches all of the clocks strike NO” —Lucille Clifton ***** **** *** ** * #lucilleclifton #poetry #classicpoetry #femalepoets #girlythings🎀 #morningthoughts #lucillecliftonpoetry #poemoftheday
#NationalPoetryMonth #nationalsiblingsday #LucilleClifton
What is the purpose that ignites you? Let us know in the comments! ✨ #lucilleclifton #nationalpoetrymonth #blackpoets
Our book displays this month feature poetry collections, books written in verse, and the biographies of famous poets, and out on the front lawn our storywalk showcases a selection of spring-themed poems and rhymes! It's all in honor of National Poetry Month, a celebration of poetry’s important place in our lives and poets’ integral role in our culture. Launched by a nonprofit charitable organization called the Academy of American Poets in April 1996, it has become the largest literary celebration in the world! This year's National Poetry Month poster features a line of poetry by a former Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets, Lucille Clifton, and artwork by children's author and illustrator Jack Wong. #librariesofinstagram #bethanylibrary #clarkmemoriallibrary #bookdisplay #childrensroom #teensandtweens #adultcollection #storywalk #april #spring #nationalpoetrymonth #nationalpoetrymonth2024 #poetry #verse #rhymes #poets #academyofamericanpoets #lucilleclifton #jackwong
🌬️ and I beg what I love and I leave to forgive me • #lucilleclifton #lucillecliftonpoetry
Celebrate National Poetry Month! Read more Lucille Clifton: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/lucille-clifton #lucilleclifton #nationalpoetrymonth #poetry #mnsu #sigmataudelta #minnesotastateuniversity #mnsuenglish #msumankatoart #hssmankato
“may the tide that is entering even now the lip of our understanding carry you out beyond the face of fear may you kiss the wind then turn from it certain that it will love your back may you open your eyes to water water waving forever and may you in your innocence sail through this to that” #LucilleClifton
“…what did i seek to be except myself? i made it up here on this bridge between starshine and clay, my one hand holding tight my other hand; come celebrate with me that everyday something has tried to kill me and has failed.” - Lucille Clifton ‘In a Moment of Tenderness’ opens April 11th at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 5th Floor as a part of the @dcpubliclibrary art and exhibit program (April 13-June 9, 2024). Opening reception will be April 11, 2024 at 6:30-8:00PM. Register! I am so happy to be working with @adamodomore and exhibiting beside these talented artists. _|||_ About the Exhibit This group art exhibit is about remembering, reclaiming, retelling, and celebrating wholeness and our journey toward it. The title is inspired by a quote, “In a moment of tenderness, the future seems possible,” from the book Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments by Saidiya Hartman. Defying trends and expectations to represent Blackness in a state of either struggle or jubilation, the works in the exhibit feature modes that allow for and represent tenderness and rest. In this exhibit, the viewer can see that beauty, just like the poetry that makes up our lives, is not a luxury; rather, as Hartman writes, it is a way of “creating possibility in the space of enclosure.” It is found within the quiet miracles that happen every day….. The exhibit offers time and space to escape and to dream up the future outside of any ongoing burdens of life, forming an architecture of Black possibility. Exhibiting Artists: Sara Bardin @artbysarabardin Erica Jo Clarke @ericajo.ism Schaun Champion @schaunchampion Stephanie Duruji @evolvinsol Ebony Marshman @ebonystillpaints Christina Nicola @christina.nicola Anthony Nsofor @anthonynsofor Robbie Spotswood @robbiespotswood _|||_ This exhibit, and the DC Public Library Art and Exhibits Program, is made possible in part with support from the DC Public Library Foundation. #blackartcollectors #dcarts #blackwomenphotographers #lucilleclifton #dclibrary
New designs in my Redbubble shop - favorite Poets! joystreethouse.redbubble.com #poet #poetsociety #poem #poetry #lucilleclifton #tennyson #robertfrost #author #literature #redbubble
Conheça as pensadoras afro-americanas do século XX no curso ‘Para Conhecer a Poética de Audre Lorde, June Jordan, Lucille Clifton e Maya Angelou’, com @lubiprates, que começa logo, logo, no dia 16 de abril. 👉 Garanta sua vaga no nosso site www.escrevedeira.com.br ou pelo link da bio! #cursoonline #poesia #junejordan #mayaangelou #audrelorde #lucilleclifton #literaturaafroamericana #leiamulheres #escritacriativa #escrevedeiracentroliterario
april by Lucille Clifton. Source: Mercy (@boaeditions, 204). #lucilleclifton #lucillecliftonpoetry
Today we’re celebrating some of our favorite Soulaani poets. Who are your favorite Soulaan poets? Comment down below! #soulaan #soulaan🖤🔱❤️ #soulaanculture #soulaanpride #soulaani #soulaanian #soulaannation #soul #afroamerican #africanamerican #africanamericans #blackpeople #blackpride #soulaano #blackamerica #blackamerican #soulaanmagazine #mayaangelou #lucilleclifton #nikkigiovanni #gwendolynbrooks #soulaanimagazine #soulaamagazine #fyp #explore #poetry #explorepage #poetry #instapoetry #blackpoets
Lucille Clifton. Need I say more? Among your favorite poets, whom do you admire the most? #poetry #poetrylovers #lucilleclifton #lucillecliftonpoetry #blackpoetsmatter #blackpoetrymatters #poetryislife #feministpoetry #poetsofig
It’s National Poetry Month and the poster features artwork by award-winning children’s author and illustrator Jack Wong, and lines from “blessing the boats” by beloved poet Lucille Clifton. Wong was selected by Scholastic Lucille Clifton. 1936 –2010 (at St. Mary’s) may the tide that is entering even now the lip of our understanding carry you out beyond the face of fear may you kiss the wind then turn from it certain that it will love your back may you open your eyes to water water waving forever and may you in your innocence sail through this to that On their website they note that National Poetry Month was “Launched by the Academy of American Poets in April 1996, National Poetry Month is a special occasion that celebrates poets’ integral role in our culture and that poetry matters. Over the years, it has become the largest literary celebration in the world. How will you celebrate? #nationalpoetrymonth #lucilleclifton
“The Death of Fred Clifton” by Lucille Clifton In response to the first 3 lines of this poem By Nyvia #marchpoem #latepost #lucilleclifton #poetry
🌎“the earth is a living thing” by Lucille Clifton is a powerful reminder of our connection to the planet. ✍🏾Clifton, a revered black woman writer, poet, and educator, infused her work with passion, politics, and compassion—qualities that resonate deeply with our lab members. As we commemorate Earth month, let us pause to reflect on Clifton’s poignant words and the profound relationship she shared with our planet. Poem from @poetryfoundation #CriticalEcologyLab #CriticalEcology #Poetry #EarthMonth #Spring #Trees #Nature #LucilleClifton #Earth #Ecology #Science #Stem
April is both Jazz Appreciation Month and Poetry Month. We want to take this opportunity to highlight a handful of African-American jazz musicians and poets who made history in the state of Maryland. Today we honor jazz musicians Chick Webb, Billie Holiday, Albert Dailey, and siblings Blanche & Cab Calloway. We also honor poets Lucille Clifton, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, Ntozake Shange, and Pauli Murray. Music and the written arts have been vital in how Black Americans record historical moments, tell stories, and pass the cultural significance of the arts from generation to generation. We are grateful for the jazz musicians and poets of our past, present, and future. #jazzmusic #jazzappreciation #poetrymonth #poetry #chickwebb #billieholiday #albertdailey #blanchecalloway #cabcalloway #lucilleclifton #francesellenwatkins #ntozakeshange #paulimurray #marylandhistory #blackhistory #mdblackhistory
Let's celebrate, April is #NationalPoetryMonth 🌊📚🌹 "And may you in your innocence sail through this to that" Find a great selection of poetry books, eBooks and other online resources at the MPC Library. mpc.edu/library "OneSearch" Need assistance? call us at (831) 646-4095, Email us: [email protected] #mpc #mpclib #mpclibrary #poetry #poets #blessingtheboats #lucilleclifton #quiltingpoems #aprilispoetrymonth
Celebrate National Poetry Month with a great book of poetry! #lucilleclifton #nationalpoetrymonth #poetry