The Collected Poems of Lucille Clifton 1965-2010 (American Poets Continuum) (HC)

By Lucille CliftonWinner of the 2013 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award for Poetry"The love readers feel for Lucille Clifton—both the woman and her poetry—is constant and deeply felt. The lines that surface most frequently in praise of her work and her person are moving declarations of racial pride, courage, steadfastness."—Toni Morrison, from the Foreword"If you only read one poetry book in 2012, The Collected Poems of Lucille Clifton ought to be it."—NPR"The 'Collected Clifton' is a gift, not just for her fans...but for all of us."--The Washington PostThe Collected Poems of Lucille Clifton 1965–2010 combines all eleven of Lucille Clifton's published collections with more than fifty previously unpublished poems. The unpublished poems feature early poems from 1965–1969, a collection-in-progress titled the book of days (2008), and a poignant selection of final poems. An insightful foreword by Nobel Prize–winning author Toni Morrison and comprehensive afterword by noted poet Kevin Young frames