Lucille Clifton

American poet (1936-2010).

Born June 27th, 1936 in Depew. [ref]

Died February 13th, 2010 at 73 years old in Baltimore. [ref]

Occupations
author, children's writer, poet, university teacher, writer
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I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner