# Lucille Clifton

> Lucille Clifton 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.

*American poet (1936-2010)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/lucille-clifton

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1936-06-27
- **Died:** 2010-02-13
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

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## Fame
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- **Historical depth:** 16.3 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/2640947)
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- [Lucille Clifton](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucille_Clifton)
- [Lucille Clifton](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucille_Clifton)
- [Lucille Clifton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucille_Clifton)
- [لوسیل کلیفتون](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%84_%DA%A9%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%81%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86)
- [Lucille Clifton](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucille_Clifton)
- [לוסיל קליפטון](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%A1%D7%99%D7%9C_%D7%A7%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%A4%D7%98%D7%95%D7%9F)
- [Lucille Clifton](https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucille_Clifton)
- [ലുസീൽ ക്ലിഫ്ടൺ](https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%B2%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%80%E0%B5%BD_%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B2%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%AB%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%BA)
- [Lucille Clifton](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucille_Clifton)
- [Lucille Clifton](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucille_Clifton)
- [Клифтон, Люсиль](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%84%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BD%2C_%D0%9B%D1%8E%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8C)
- [Люсіль Кліфтон](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D1%8E%D1%81%D1%96%D0%BB%D1%8C_%D0%9A%D0%BB%D1%96%D1%84%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BD)
- [لوسیل کلفٹن](https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%84_%DA%A9%D9%84%D9%81%D9%B9%D9%86)
- [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Lucille_Clifton)
- [Wikiquote](https://ig.wikiquote.org/wiki/Lucille_Clifton)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/56d744a3-5263-4493-aeef-4bb5307a0f41)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q458750)

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