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Film, Video Lucille Clifton Reads Her Poetry

Event video

About this Item

Title

  • Lucille Clifton Reads Her Poetry

Summary

  • Lucille Clifton won the 2000 National Book Award for Poetry for her book Blessing the Boats: New and Selected Poems (BOA Editions, 2000). She has written 10 collections of poetry and 19 children's books.

Names

  • Library of Congress
  • Library of Congress. Literary Initiatives Office, sponsoring body

Created / Published

  • Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1988-03-17.

Headings

  • -  Literature
  • -  Performing Arts, Music
  • -  Poetry

Notes

  • -  Lucille Clifton.
  • -  Recorded on 1988-03-17.
  • -  Kids, Families.
  • -  Researchers.
  • -  Teachers.

Medium

  • 1 online resource

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021687660

Online Format

  • video
  • image

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Credit Line: Library of Congress

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Chicago citation style:

Library Of Congress, and Sponsoring Body Library Of Congress. Literary Initiatives Office. Lucille Clifton Reads Her Poetry. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -03-17, 1988. Video. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2021687660/.

APA citation style:

Library Of Congress & Library Of Congress. Literary Initiatives Office, S. B. (1988) Lucille Clifton Reads Her Poetry. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -03-17. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2021687660/.

MLA citation style:

Library Of Congress, and Sponsoring Body Library Of Congress. Literary Initiatives Office. Lucille Clifton Reads Her Poetry. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -03-17, 1988. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2021687660/>.