Lucille Clifton
American poet (1936-2010) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 73
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.
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2010Died13 February 2010Robert Frost MedalAward2007Ruth Lilly Poetry PrizeAward2003Langston Hughes MedalAward2001Anisfield-Wolf Book AwardsAward2000National Book AwardAward1998Black Literary Hall of FameAward1993Maryland Women's Hall of FameAward1992Shelley Memorial AwardAward1974Coretta Scott King AwardAward1936Born27 June 1936
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Lived 1936 to 2010 · aged 73
