The Clifton House

by Lucille Clifton

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Relaunch August 2023

New York, NY (November 3, 2022)—The Academy of American Poets is pleased to announce that four new members have joined its Board of Directors: Frederick Luis Aldama, Sidney Clifton, Tracie D. Hall, and Albert Lee...

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An excerpt from 𝘎𝘢𝘺𝘭𝘦 𝘋𝘢𝘯𝘭𝘦𝘺 𝘰𝘯 𝘓𝘶𝘤𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦 𝘊𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦:
“Each time I step inside the Clifton House, it feels like something inside of me is reborn. My brain keeps saying, ‘this is real…this is real…you aren’t dreaming these wide stone steps that lead to the front door, nor this gracious living room with shelves lucky enough to hold her books. Look at the huge portrait of Mrs. Clifton. I wonder did she love it too.’”
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Danley, G. (2022, April 18). Gayle Danley on Lucille Clifton and The House. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵, 𝘊𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘰𝘯 𝘏𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘨 . https://thecliftonhouse.co/gayle-danley-on-lucille-clifton-and-the-house/
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A National Book Award winner, Pulitzer Prize nominee and the first black woman to win the distinguished Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize. Renown poetry and children’s stories, woven with the love of black culture and history, filled with the magical stuff of life are tributes to be remembered.