In Memoriam: Lucille Clifton 1936-2010

The Baltimore Sun reports that poet Lucille Clifton died over the weekend at the age of 73. She will be deeply missed.

In addition to being awarded the Ruth Lilly Prize by the Poetry Foundation in 2007, Clifton was a National Book Award winner and was twice nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.

You'll find an interview with Lucille Clifton, many of her poems, plus a podcast, and audio of her reading on the site as well.

Those new to her work may want to start with this article in which her longtime editor Thom Ward introduces six of Clifton's poems.