Audre Lorde (1934-1992) is one of my favorite poets; links to my previous postings of her work in this blog are given below. Here is the opening poem from one of Lorde's collections, The Marvelous Arithmetics of Distance.
Smelling the Wind by Audre Lorde
Rushing headlong
into new silence
your face
dips on my horizon
the name
of a cherished dream
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Wednesday, March 5, 2014
A poetry album by Lucille Clifton
March is Women's History Month and here, today, I celebrate by acknowledging a special woman, Lucille Clifton (1936-2010). From 1979–1985 Clifton served as Poet Laureate of Maryland. Her poetry celebrates both her African-American heritage and her womanhood. Here is "album," a poem in Clifton's spare and un-capitalized style -- and containing a few numbers to help us keep track of the times that are changing.
album by Lucille Clifton
album by Lucille Clifton
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