http://blog.grdodge.org/2010/02/19/poetry-fridays-in-memory-of-lucille-clifton/ Supporting leadership, innovation and collaboration for a better New Jersey Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:26:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 http://blog.grdodge.org/2010/02/19/poetry-fridays-in-memory-of-lucille-clifton/comment-page-1/#comment-684 Carol Daugherty Sun, 28 Feb 2010 02:06:01 +0000 http://blog.grdodge.org/?p=4378#comment-684 How very saddened I am to learn of Lucille Clifton's passing! As I grew up in Buffalo and now live in Fredonia where she once attended college, we would share a little when our paths would cross at the Festivals. Her toughness, her spirit were such an inspiration. May her words continue to light our way! How very saddened I am to learn of Lucille Clifton’s passing! As I grew up in Buffalo and now live in Fredonia where she once attended college, we would share a little when our paths would cross at the Festivals. Her toughness, her spirit were such an inspiration. May her words continue to light our way!

]]> http://blog.grdodge.org/2010/02/19/poetry-fridays-in-memory-of-lucille-clifton/comment-page-1/#comment-677 Mercedes Mulligan Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:43:50 +0000 http://blog.grdodge.org/?p=4378#comment-677 Lucille Clifton helped women and men to understand the world a little better through sensitivity, humor and honesty. Having raised three sons, I shared "I Wish Them Cramps". They laughed at first ... but now that they have wives and daughters ... they "understand" a little better! At one of the festivals, my friend Jorge Sequen and I had the opportunity to sit and converse with Miss Lucille, as we affectionately related to her. She signed her book,MERCY, to my friend Mercy ... I will never forget that moment! "Blessing the Boats" was an inspiration in so many ways. It was my "go to" poem for baptisms to retirements. Lucille Clifton helped us "sail through this to that." She will be missed, but her words will continue to promote understanding. Lucille Clifton helped women and men to understand the world a little better through sensitivity, humor and honesty. Having raised three sons, I shared “I Wish Them Cramps”. They laughed at first … but now that they have wives and daughters … they “understand” a little better!
At one of the festivals, my friend Jorge Sequen and I had the opportunity to sit and converse with Miss Lucille, as we affectionately related to her. She signed her book,MERCY, to my friend Mercy … I will never forget that moment!
“Blessing the Boats” was an inspiration in so many ways. It was my “go to” poem for baptisms to retirements. Lucille Clifton helped us “sail through this to that.”
She will be missed, but her words will continue to promote understanding.

]]> http://blog.grdodge.org/2010/02/19/poetry-fridays-in-memory-of-lucille-clifton/comment-page-1/#comment-675 Gail Mitchell Sun, 21 Feb 2010 04:09:50 +0000 http://blog.grdodge.org/?p=4378#comment-675 Lucille became my favorite poet. I came to the Dodge Poetry Festivals more recently and listened to Lucille every opportunity I was given... in the big tent, in the church, in whatever tent she read.... so grateful for her voice, her aura, her presence... I couldn't believe it when I heard, only yesterday, at the 30th anniversary of the Marion Thompson Wright Lecture Series at Rutgers,Newark, that this poetess had passed away. I sat there in disbelief and heartfelt pain, came home, said a prayer and read her poetry. Lucille became my favorite poet. I came to the Dodge Poetry Festivals more recently and listened to Lucille every opportunity I was given… in the big tent, in the church, in whatever tent she read…. so grateful for her voice, her aura, her presence… I couldn’t believe it when I heard, only yesterday, at the 30th anniversary of the Marion Thompson Wright Lecture Series at Rutgers,Newark, that this poetess had passed away. I sat there in disbelief and heartfelt pain, came home, said a prayer
and read her poetry.

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