![]() ![]() In 1988, she became the only author to have two collections selected in the same year as finalists for the Pulitzer Prize: Good Woman: Poems and a Memoir (BOA, 1987) and Next: New Poems (BOA, 1987). Her poetry collection, Blessing the Boats: New & Selected Poems 1988-2000 (BOA, 2000), won the National Book Award for Poetry. The late Toni Morrison once described Clifton’s voice as “seductive with the simplicity of an atom, which is to say highly complex, explosive underneath an apparent quietude.” Award-winning poet Aracelis Girmay edited How to Carry Water, selecting the poems and introducing the collection.Ĭlifton (1936–2010) was an award-winning poet, fiction writer, and author of children’s books. The poems celebrate Black womanhood and resilience and reflect intellect, insight, humor, and joy. How to Carry Water celebrates both familiar and lesser-known works by former Poet Laureate of Maryland Lucille Clifton (1979–1985), including 10 newly discovered poems that have never been previously collected. ![]() ![]() Route 1 Reads is coordinated by the network of State Center for the Book affiliates located along Route 1. (Baltimore) – Maryland Center for the Book at Maryland Humanities is pleased to announce How to Carry Water: Selected Poems of Lucille Cliftonas its 2021 selection for Route 1 Reads, an annual road trip-inspired reading list. ![]()
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