Lucille Clifton

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    celebrate //

    Dena August 18, 2014

    This month’s prompt word is celebrate. Aside from the fact that I’ve been physically unable to spend time on my computer, it’s been difficult to even brainstorm for this prompt. I’ve been suffering and when you’re suffering, it’s hard to think about celebrating. Still, this set of photographs kept coming into my mind. I took them on our last day of vacation. I cannot help but to smile when I…

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  • Poetry Friday: won’t you celebrate with me | Lucille Clifton

    Dena March 2, 2012

    won’t you celebrate with me | Lucille Clifton won’t you celebrate with me what i have shaped into a kind of life? i had no model. born in babylon both nonwhite and woman what did i see to be except myself? i made it up…

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