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Born in June 27, 1936 / Died in February 13, 2010 / United States / English

Furtherreading

Other info : Career | Bibliography

BOOKS

  • Beckles, Frances N., Twenty Black Women, Gateway Press (Baltimore, MD), 1978.
  • Black Literature Criticism, Gale (Detroit, MI), 1992.
  • Children's Literature Review, Volume 5, Gale (Detroit, MI), 1983.
  • Contemporary Literary Criticism, Gale (Detroit, MI), Volume 9, 1981, Volume 66, 1991.
  • Dictionary of Literary Biography, Gale (Detroit, MI), Volume 5: American Poets since World War II, 1980, Volume 41: Afro-American Poets since 1955, 1985.
  • Dreyer, Sharon Spredemann, The Bookfinder: A Guide to Children's Literature about the Needs and Problems of Youth Aged 2-15, Volume 1, American Guidance Service (Circle Pines, MN), 1977.
  • Evans, Mari, editor, Black Women Writers (1950-1980): A Critical Evaluation, Doubleday-Anchor (New York, NY), 1984.

PERIODICALS

  • America, May 1, 1976.
  • American Book Review, June, 1992, Roger Mitchell, review of Quilting: Poems 1987-1990, p. 21.
  • American Poetry Review, November-December, 2001, Robin Becker, review of "The Poetics of Engagement," p. 11.
  • Antioch Review, summer, 2000, interview by Michael S. Glaser, p. 310.
  • Belles Lettres, summer, 1993, Andrea Lockett, review of The Book of Light, p. 51.
  • Black Scholar, March, 1981.
  • Black World, July, 1970; February, 1973.
  • Booklist, June 15, 1991, p. 1926; May 1, 1997, p. 1506; August, 1996, Patricia Monaghan, review of The Terrible Stories, p. 1876; March 15, 2000, Donna Seaman, review of Blessing the Boats: New and Selected Poems, 1988-2000, p. 1316; January 1, 2001, p. 874.
  • Book World, March 8, 1970; November 8, 1970.
  • Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, March, 1971; November, 1974, Zena Sutherland, review of Times They Used to Be; March, 1976; September, 1980, Zena Sutherland, review of My Friend Jacob.
  • Christian Century, January 30, 2002, p. 6.
  • Christian Science Monitor, February 5, 1988, p. B3; January 17, 1992, p. 14.
  • Horn Book, December, 1971, Anita Silvey, review of Everett Anderson's Christmas Coming; August, 1973; February, 1975; December, 1975; October, 1977; March, 1993, p. 229.
  • Interracial Books for Children Bulletin, Volume 5, numbers 7 and 8, 1975; Volume 7, number 1, 1976; Volume 8, number 1, 1977; Volume 10, number 5, 1979; Volume 11, numbers 1 and 2, 1980; Volume 12, number 2, 1981.
  • Journal of Negro Education, summer, 1974, Judy Richardson, review of All Us Come 'cross the Water.
  • Journal of Reading, February, 1977; December, 1986.
  • Kirkus Reviews, April 15, 1970; October 1, 1970; December 15, 1974; April 15, 1976; February 15, 1982.
  • Language Arts, January, 1978; February 2, 1982.
  • Library Journal, April 15, 2000, Louis McKee, review of Blessing the Boats, p. 95.
  • Ms., October, 1976, Harriet Jackson Scarupa, review of Good News about the Earth.
  • New Yorker, April 5, 1976, review of Generations: A Memoir.
  • New York Times, December 20, 1976.
  • New York Times Book Review, September 6, 1970; December 6, 1970; December 5, 1971; November 4, 1973; April 6, 1975, Helen Vendler, review of An Ordinary Woman; March 14, 1976, Reynolds Price, review of Generations: A Memoir; May 15, 1977, Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, review of Three Wishes; February 19, 1989, p. 24; March 1, 1992, Bruce Bennett, "Preservation Poets"; April 18, 1993, David Kirby, review of The Book of Light, p. 15.
  • Off Our Backs, July, 2001, p. 11.
  • Poetry, May, 1973, Ralph J. Mills, Jr., review of Good News about the Earth; March, 1994, Calvin Bedient, review of The Book of Light, p. 344.
  • Publishers Weekly, July 22, 1996, review of The Terrible Stories, p. 236; April 17, 2000, review of Blessing the Boats, p. 71.
  • Reading Teacher, October, 1978; March, 1981, review of My Friend Jacob.
  • Redbook, November, 1969.
  • Saturday Review, December 11, 1971; August 12, 1972; December 4, 1973.
  • School Library Journal, May, 1970; December, 1970; September, 1974, Rosalind K. Goddard, review of Times They Used to Be; December, 1977; February, 1979, Ruth K. MacDonald, review of Lucky Stone; March, 1980.
  • Southern Literary Journal, spring, 2002, p. 120.
  • Tribune Books (Chicago, IL), August 30, 1987.
  • Virginia Quarterly Review, fall, 1976, review of Generations: A Memoir; winter, 1997, p. 41.
  • Voice of Youth Advocates, April, 1982.
  • Washington Post, November 10, 1974, Lee A. Daniels, review of Times They Used to Be; August 9, 1979.
  • Washington Post Book World, November 11, 1973; November 10, 1974; December 8, 1974; December 11, 1977; February 10, 1980; September 14, 1980; July 20, 1986; May 10, 1987; February 13, 1994, p. 8.
  • Western Humanities Review, summer, 1970.
  • World Literature Today, autumn, 2000, Adele S. Newson-Horst, review of Blessing the Boats, p. 817.

ONLINE

  • Academy of American Poets Web site, http://www.poets.org/ (April 23, 2001).
  • Modern American Poetry Web site, http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/ (July 28, 2004), Jocelyn K. Moody, "About Lucille Clifton."
  • Poetry Society of America Web site, http://www.literature-awards.com/ (July 28, 2004), "PSA Awards Winners."
  • St. Mary's College Web site, http://www.smcm.edu/english/ (July 28, 2004), "Lucille Clifton, Distingished Professor of the Humanities."
  • University of Buffalo Web site, http://www.math.buffalo.edu/ (July 28, 2004), "Lucille Clifton."
  • University of Illinois English Department Web site, http://www.english.uiuc.edu/ (April 23, 2001), "Modern American Poetry: About Lucille Clifton."
  • Voices from the Gaps: Women Writers of Color, http://voices.cla.umn.edu/ (April 23, 2001).
  • Washington Post Online, http://www.washingtonpost.com/ (November 23, 2002), Steven Gray, "A Quiet Poet Gains the Spotlight, National Book Award Recognizes Work of St. Mary's College Professor."