Bibliograph

The book of light, Lucille Clifton

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The book of light, Lucille Clifton

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

poetry

Main title

The book of light

Oclc number

27034478

Responsibility statement

Lucille Clifton

Summary

Twice nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in poetry, Clifton extends her already formidable powers of revelation with these new poems. Her song springs almost spontaneously from her imagination to stitch surreality with concrete imagery drawn from temporal reality, revealing an essential mystery and wisdom from within

Table Of Contents

Light -- Reflection -- Climbing -- June 20 -- Daughters -- Sam -- My lost father -- Thel -- Imagining bear -- C.C. Rider -- 11/10 again -- She lived -- For Roddy -- Them and us -- The women you are accustomed to -- Song at midnight -- Won't you celebrate with me -- Lightning bolt -- It was a dream -- Each morning I pull myself -- Here yet be dragons -- The Yeti poet returns to his village to tell his story -- Crabbing -- The earth is a living thing -- Move -- Samson predicts from Gaza the Philadelphia fire -- January 1991 -- Dear Jesse Helms -- If I should -- Further note to Clark -- Begin here -- Night vision -- Fury -- Cigarettes -- Final note to Clark -- Note, passed to Superman -- The rough weight of it -- Splendor -- Seeker of visions -- Nothing about the moment -- Atlas -- Sarah's promise -- Naomi watches as Ruth sleeps -- Cain -- Leda 1 -- Leda 2 -- Leda 3 -- Far memory -- Brothers

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