false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174919925m/454433.jpg 454433 2 <B>Lucille Clifton</B> was born in Depew, New York in 1936, and educated at the State University of New York at Fredonia and at Howard University. Her awards include the Juniper Prize for Poetry, two nominations for the Pulitzer Prize in poetry, an Emmy Award from the American Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, and two fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts. She has taught at the University of California at Santa Cruz and American University in Washington, D.C. and is Distinguished Professor of Humanities at St. Marys College of Maryland.<BR><BR>"In the extraordinary work of <I>The Book of Light</I> she [Clifton] flies higher and strikes deeper than ever. Poem after poem exhilarates and inspires awe at the manifestation of such artistic and spiritual powerâ&#128;¦One of the most authentic and profound living American poets."-Denise Levertov<BR><BR> "Clifton's latest collection clearly demonstrates why she was twice nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. These poems contain all the simplicity and grace readers have come to expect from her work."-<I>Publishers Weekly</I> (starred review)<BR><BR>Other titles by Lucille Clifton from Consortium:<BR><I>Blessing the Boats: New and Selected Poems 1988-2000</I> (BOA Editions), 1-880238-88-8 PB <bu> 1-880238-87-X HC<BR><I>Good Woman</I> (BOA Editions), 0-918526-59-0 PB<BR><I>Next</I> (BOA Editions), 0-918526-61-2 PB<BR><I>Quilting</I> (BOA Editions), 0-918526-81-7 PB<BR><I>terrible stories</I> (BOA Editions), 1-880238-37-3 PB <bu> 1-880238-36-5 HC 443019 1 7 1993 The Book of Light total:119|5:65|4:36|3:16|2:2|1:0| 119 521 147 10 454433 1556590520 9781556590528 116 9 4.38 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174919925m/454433.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/454433.The_Book_of_Light 2 0 false Fri Jun 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 20:25:44 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 22:18:33 -0700 2009 more...]]> 454433 1556590520 9781556590528 116 9 4.38 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174919925m/454433.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/454433.The_Book_of_Light 4 0 false Wed Jul 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 22 20:55:07 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 23 15:51:51 -0700 2008 more...]]> 454433 1556590520 9781556590528 116 9 4.38 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174919925m/454433.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/454433.The_Book_of_Light 5 0 false Thu Nov 20 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 19 23:57:11 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 19 23:58:46 -0800 2008 Once. 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