Lucille Clifton (1936-2010) was an American poet known for her work focusing on the African American experience and family life.
The author of a memoir, Ordinary Light , and four poetry collections, including Life on Mars , which won the Pulitzer Prize in 2012, she is a professor of English and African and African American Studies at Harvard University..
Smith is a writer and former United States Poet Laureate.
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In addition to her several poetry collections, Clifton also wrote numerous books for children, including her Everett Anderson series.
She is best known for her collections Two-Headed Woman , Next , Good Woman , and Quilting .
Winner of the National Book Award and the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, Clifton is the only author to have two books of poetry nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in the same year.
Lucille Clifton (1936-2010) was an American poet known for her work focusing on the African American experience and family life
