Section 1, "New Poems," containing nineteen poems, invites introspection as the poet addresses both personal and public events which capture the times in which we live.
It features an accounting of public events which occupied our imaginations from 1988 to 2000 and begs the question: what has happened to our national consciousness? The collection, divided into five sections, reads as a chronicle of modern society's challenges and triumphs as the lives of myriad characters speak volumes for the mass of humanity. WITH OVER THIRTY-ONE YEARS of poetry writing upon which to stand, Lucille Clifton's new collection of verse, Blessing the Boats, reveals the poet's enduring command for rendering both the personal and public with resounding force. Blessing the Boats: New and Selected Poems 1988-2000. She started Howard University on scholarship as a drama major but lost the scholarship two years later.Lucille Clifton. She was the first person in her family to finish high school and attend college. Common topics in her poetry include the celebration of her African American heritage, and feminist themes, with particular emphasis on the female body. Lucille Clifton was an American poet, writer, and educator from New York.
Hers is a poetry that is passionate and wise, not afraid to rage or whisper. Clifton employs brilliantly honed language, stunning images and sharp rhythms to address the whole of human experience: birth, death, children, family, illness, sexuality, spirituality and injustice in antebellum and contemporary America.
This long-awaited collection by one of the most distinguished poets writing today includes new poems written during the past four years as well as generous selections from Lucille Clifton's award-winning collections Next: New Poems, Quilting, The Book of Light and The Terrible Stories.
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