Book of Light: Anniversary Edition by Lucille Clifton Paperback Book

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Book of Light

by Lucille Clifton, Ross Gay, Sidney Clifton

"An anniversary edition of Lucille Clifton's Book of Light, a collection of poems"--

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Publisher Description

With a powerful introduction by Ross Gay and a moving afterword by Sidney Clifton, this special anniversary edition ofThe Book of Light offers new meditations and insights on one of the most beloved voices of the 20th century.Though The Book of Light opens with thirty-nine names for light, we soon learn the most meaningful name is Lucille—daughter, mother, proud Black woman. Known for her ability to convey multitudes in few words, Clifton writes into the shadows—her father's violations, a Black neighborhood bombed, death, loss—all while illuminating the full spectrum of human emotion: grief and celebration, anger and joy, empowerment and so much grace. A meeting place of myth and the Divine, The Book of Light . And what a life she creates! "Won't you celebrate with me?"

Author Biography

Lucille Clifton was born in Depew, New York in 1936, and educated at Howard University and the State University of New York at Fredonia. Known for her poetry, she was awarded two fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and served as the Maryland Poet Laureate from 1974-1985. A Distinguished Professor of Humanities at St. Mary's College of Maryland and a professor of English at Duke University, she has authored thirteen collections of poetry, numerous children's books, and her memoir, Generations. Clifton's work has been recognized with the Juniper Prize for Poetry, an Emmy Award, and two nominations for the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry. Her collection Blessing the Boats: New and Selected, Poems 1988-2000 won the National Book Award and the 2007 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, of which she was the first Black female recipient.Ross Gay is the author of four books of poetry: Against Which; Bringing the Shovel Down; Be Holding, winner of the PEN American Literary Jean Stein Award; and Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude, winner of the 2015 National Book Critics Circle Award and the 2016 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award. His first collection of essays, The Book of Delights, was released in 2019 and was a New York Times bestseller. His new collection of essays, Inciting Joy, will be released by Algonquin in October of 2022.Sidney Clifton is an Emmy-nominated producer with over twenty years of experience as an executive producer and development executive of animated and live-action content across multiple platforms. Her passion for developing and supporting the underserved community of writers, artists, storytellers and creators was the catalyst for her launching The Clifton House; a writer's and artist's workshop and retreat space centered at her childhood home in Baltimore Maryland—the home she shared with her five siblings and parents, educator/activist Fred J. Clifton and National Book Award winning poet and author Lucille Clifton. Sidney currently serves as Jim Henson's Senior Vice President of Animation and Mixed Media and as Senior Consultant with Black Women Animate in Los Angeles.

Table of Contents

LIGHTreflectionclimbingjune 20daughterssammy lost fatherthelimagining bearc.c. rider11/10 againshe livedfor roddythem and usthe women you are accustomed tosong at midnightwon't you celebrate with melightning boltit was a dreameach morning I pull myselfhere yet be dragonsthe yeti poet returns to his village to tell his storycrabbingthe earth is a living thingmovesamson predicts from gaza the philadelphia firejanuary 1991dear jesse helmsif I shouldfurther note to clarkbegin herenight visionfurycigarettesfinal note to clarknote, passed to supermanthe rough weight of itsplendorseeker of visionsnothing about the momentatlassarah's promisenaomi watches as ruth sleepscainleda 1leda 2leda 3far memorybrothers

Review

Praise for The Book of Light"One of the most celebrated and beloved voices in poetry, Clifton brings to vivid life the intersections of the sacred and the secular ('between starshine and clay') and the everyday and the extraordinary with her trademark simplicity and precision. . . . This essential edition is an excellent reminder of the poet's inimitable gifts."—Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW
"Lucille Clifton is one of the most beloved poets of the 20th century, and this gorgeous new anniversary edition of her 1992 collection The Book of Light comes with an introduction by Ross Gay and an afterward by her daughter Sidney Clifton. Gay's introduction is ebullient and joyful, perfectly framing Clifton's poems of struggle, celebration, Black womanhood, small everyday joys, and overwhelming grief. Her words are as powerful today as they were 30 years ago."—Book Riot"The Book of Light showed us, her daughters, and now you, the reader, the power of navigating our innermost doubts and fears out loud, naked with bravery and boldness. Lucille Clifton's vulnerability is her power.'" —Real Change
Praise for Lucille Clifton"[Lucille Clifton] is a passionate, mercurial writer, by turns angry, prophetic, compassionate, shrewd, sensuous, vulnerable, and funny."—The New York Times Book Review"Clifton's poems are witty, conversational, and self-reflexive."—Dean Rader, Los Angeles Review of Books"Clifton's poems are profound and powerful to behold."—Publishers Weekly"If you like poetry, a poem by Lucille Clifton will eventually track you down. It will stand behind you tapping its foot until you turn around. Twice your height, the poem will fold its arms across its chest and tell you to wipe that silly look off your face and listen up. You will listen up....When you look at the poem, really look at it, you realize that here is a poem that will run into a burning building for you, throw you over its shoulder, and walk you out into cool air."—City Paper"The work of a minimalist artist like Clifton makes empty space resonate....Clifton...defines herself without raising her voice."—American Poetry Review

Long Description

With a powerful introduction by Ross Gay and a moving afterword by Sidney Clifton, this special anniversary edition of The Book of Light offers new meditations and insights on one of the most beloved voices of the 20th century. Though The Book of Light opens with thirty-nine names for light, we soon learn the most meaningful name is Lucille--daughter, mother, proud Black woman. Known for her ability to convey multitudes in few words, Clifton writes into the shadows--her father's violations, a Black neighborhood bombed, death, loss--all while illuminating the full spectrum of human emotion: grief and celebration, anger and joy, empowerment and so much grace. A meeting place of myth and the Divine, The Book of Light . And what a life she creates! "Won't you celebrate with me?"

Review Quote

"[Lucille Clifton] is a passionate, mercurial writer, by turns angry, prophetic, compassionate, shrewd, sensuous, vulnerable, and funny."-- The New York Times Book Review "Clifton's poems are witty, conversational, and self-reflexive."-- Dean Rader, Los Angeles Review of Books "Clifton's poems are profound and powerful to behold."-- Publishers Weekly "If you like poetry, a poem by Lucille Clifton will eventually track you down. It will stand behind you tapping its foot until you turn around. Twice your height, the poem will fold its arms across its chest and tell you to wipe that silly look off your face and listen up. You will listen up....When you look at the poem, really look at it, you realize that here is a poem that will run into a burning building for you, throw you over its shoulder, and walk you out into cool air."-- Jenny Keith, City Paper "The work of a minimalist artist like Clifton makes empty space resonate....Clifton...defines herself without raising her voice."-- Alicia Ostriker, American Poetry Review

Excerpt from Book

june 20 i will be born in one week to a frowned forehead of a woman and a man whose fingers will itch to enter me. she will crochet a dress for me of silver and he will carry me in it. they will do for each other all that they can but it will not be enough. none of us know that we will not smile again for years, that she will not live long. in one week i will emerge face first into their temporary joy. song at midnight ... do not send me out among strangers --Sonia Sanchez brothers, this big woman carries much sweetness in the folds of her flesh. her hair is white with wonderful. she is rounder than the moon and far more faithful. brothers, who will hold her, who will find her beautiful if you do not? *** won't you celebrate with me what i have shaped into a kind of life? i had no model. born in babylon both nonwhite and woman what did i see to be except myself? i made it up here on this bridge between starshine and clay, my one hand holding tight my other hand; come celebrate with me that everyday something has tried to kill me and has failed. night vision the girl fits her body in to the space between the bed and the wall. she is a stalk, exhausted. she will do some thing with this. she will surround these bones with flesh. she will cultivate night vision. she will train her tongue to lie still in her mouth and listen. the girl slips into sleep. her dream is red and raging. she will remember to build something human with it.

Description for Sales People

Winner of the 2000 National Book Award for Blessing the Boats: New and Selected 1988-2000 Lifetime achievements: Winner of the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize (2017) and the Anisfield-Wolf Lifetime Achievement Award (2001) Two-time Pulitzer Prize for Poetry finalist (first author who had two books nominated the same year) Introduction by Ross Gay Afterword by daughter, Sidney Clifton With themes ranging from politics to war, comic books to the Bible, this text ages with grace and remains relevant and accessible even thirty years after its conception Fun fact: Lucille was born Thelma Lucille Clifton and chose to go by "Lucille," which in French means "light" Potential audiences: fans of Black female poets that speak to themes of the Black experience, motherhood, domestic abuse, and aging; readers who engage with American history, politics, and civil rights/social justice; readers familiar with Biblical, Greek mythology, and pop culture references (i.e. Superman)

Details ISBN1556596782 Author Sidney Clifton Format Paperback Year 2023 ISBN-13 9781556596780 Pages 96 Imprint Copper Canyon Press,U.S. Country of Publication United States Publication Date 2023-10-12 NZ Release Date 2023-10-12 US Release Date 2023-10-12 UK Release Date 2023-10-12 ISBN-10 1556596782 Subtitle Anniversary Edition Publisher Copper Canyon Press,U.S. DEWEY 811.54 Audience General AU Release Date 2024-01-03

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