Welcome to a Black History Month Friday Night Poetry Corner---- Lucille Clifton (June 27, 1936 in Depew, New York – February 13, 2010 in Baltimore, Maryland) 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. … Continue reading Poem to my uterus by Lucille Clifton (Friday Night Poetry Corner 195)
Friday Night Poetry Corner #165-Comment On War
There is really no need of an introduction for this man. He is the late, great Langston Hughes. You truly want to read more about him, if you don't know, look up the Harlan Renaissance. This is a personal favorite of mine's. I used this poem before but I don't care. Its need for our … Continue reading Friday Night Poetry Corner #165-Comment On War