LUCILLE-CLIFTON-Obituary

LUCILLE CLIFTON

New York, New York

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CLIFTON--Lucille, June 27, 1936 - February 13, 2010. The Poetry Society of America mourns the loss of the poet Lucille Clifton, selected to receive the 2010 Frost Medal, the highest honor of the organization in its Centennial year, given to an individual for "lifetime achievement in American...

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Felton Eaddy
Atlanta, GA

Lucille Clifton is a national treasure. I knew her briefly, and have known her poetry for much longer. When I spoke with her she always made me aware of the poetry in our lives.

Her leaving us is a great loss. She was a great woman and poet.