{"product_id":"how-to-carry-water-selected-poems-of-lucille-clifton-paperback-1","title":"How to Carry Water: Selected Poems of Lucille Clifton - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLucille Clifton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAracelis Girmay\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow to Carry Water: Selected Poems of Lucille Clifton\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates both familiar and lesser-known works by one of America's most beloved poets, including 10 newly discovered poems that have never been collected.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThese poems celebrating black womanhood and resilience shimmer with intellect, insight, humor, and joy, all in Clifton's characteristic style--a voice that the late Toni Morrison described as \"seductive with the simplicity of an atom, which is to say highly complex, explosive underneath an apparent quietude.\" Selected and introduced by award-winning poet Aracelis Girmay, this volume of Clifton's poetry is simultaneously timeless and fitting for today's tumultuous moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLucille Clifton (1936-2010) was an award winning poet, fiction writer, and author of children's books. Her poetry collection, \u003ci\u003eBlessing the Boats: New \u0026amp; Selected Poems 1988-2000 \u003c\/i\u003e(BOA, 2000), won the National Book Award for Poetry. In 1988 she became the only author to have two collections selected in the same year as finalists for the Pulitzer Prize, \u003ci\u003eGood Woman: Poems and a Memoir\u003c\/i\u003e (BOA, 1987), and \u003ci\u003eNext: New Poems\u003c\/i\u003e (BOA, 1987). In 1996, her collection \u003ci\u003eThe Terrible Stories\u003c\/i\u003e (BOA, 1996), was a finalist for the National Book Award. Among her many other awards and accolades are the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, the Frost Medal, and an Emmy Award. In 2013, her posthumously published collection \u003ci\u003eThe Collected Poems of Lucille Clifton 1965-2010\u003c\/i\u003e (BOA, 2012), was awarded the Hurston\/Wright Legacy Award for Poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 278\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.87 x 8.9 x 5.91 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 21, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52728520671539,"sku":"9781950774159","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/XlmmDH4oJx9781950774159.webp?v=1783956799","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/how-to-carry-water-selected-poems-of-lucille-clifton-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}