The Poetry of Lucille Clifton Lucille Clifton

As children, one often admires some parental figure throughout life, whether related or not. The desire for guidance and affinity from these esteemed figures are inherently necessary in a child’s rearing; they depend on a solid foundation to...

"You can walk in another’s shoes, the saying goes, but you cannot walk in his skin.” -Tracey Mishkin

Lucille Clifton is an author whose work brings forth attention to “forms of oppression such as the exploitation of women, people of colour, and...

The evolution of Leukemia as a dream/ritual is subtle; however, Lucille Clifton shows the importance of every single word through her tedious drafting. Lucille Clifton — in Leukemia as a dream/ritual — translates the pain of cancer into the...