“children/ when they ask you/ why your mama so funny/ say/ she is a poet/ she don't have no sense.”- Lucille Sayles Clifton
This is the quote that I always reflect upon on when I start feeling that what I express in my poetry might be a little too "crazy". Expressing ourselves is a gift. We turn it on and turn it off when we want to and no one can ever take that away. Thank you for expressing yourself and sharing your profound written legacy - Lucille. Sayles. Clifton.
"Homage To My Hips"
"won't you celebrate with me"
More on Lucille Clifton:
Poets.org
Poetryfoundation.org
"My Sassy Lucille" - A poem dedicated to Lucille Clifton by the late and great Mr. Mac Walton.
Sunday, February 14, 2010
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