Lucille Clifton
Poet, Author
1936 – 2010
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Who was Lucille Clifton?
Lucille Clifton was an American poet, writer, and educator from Buffalo, New York. From 1979 to 1985 she was Poet Laureate of Maryland. Frequent topics in her poetry include the celebration of her African-American heritage, women's experience, and the female body.
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- Born
- Jun 27, 1936
Depew - Also known as
- Clifton, Lucille
- Thelma Lucille Sayles
- Spouses
- Fred James Clifton
(1958/05/10 - 1984)
- Fred James Clifton
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Howard University
- State University of New York at Fredonia
- Lived in
- Buffalo
- Died
- Feb 13, 2010
Baltimore
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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