Lucille Clifton (1936-2010)

A selective list of online literary criticism on the American poet Lucille Clifton, favoring signed scholarly articles and books, peer-reviewed sources, sources supervised by editors, and web sites that adhere to the MLA Guidelines for Web Sites.

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Introduction

"Lucille Clifton." A brief introduction to Clifton. Academy of American Poets.

"Lucille Clifton." Poetry Foundation. Ed. Catherine Halley. Good, encyclopedia-type introduction to Clifton's themes and techniques, with a biography and samples of her poems.

"Lucille Clifton." Modern American Poetry. Ed. Cary Nelson. Contents: About Lucille Clifton; On "poem to my uterus" and "to my last period"; On "at the cemetery, walnut grove plantation, South Carolina, 1989"; On "brothers"; On "I am Accused of Tending to the Past"; Clifton Book Jackets

"Lucille Clifton." Poet Grace Cavalieri interviews Clifton. Audio file. Cortland Review, Spring 2003.

"Lucille Clifton reads "Turning." Video recording. Also Clifton answers questions that a typical student might ask. WGBH, Boston. 1 January 1993.

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