Lucille Clifton (June 27, 1936 – February 13, 2010) was an American poet, writer, and educator from Buffalo, New York. From 1979 to 1985 she was Poet Laureate of Maryland. Clifton was a finalist twice for the Pulitzer Prize for poetry.
Lucille Clifton
Author details
- Born:
- Sept. 23, 1936
- Died:
- Sept. 23, 2010