CLIFTON, Lucille

CLIFTON, Lucille. American, b. 1936. Genres: Novels, Children's fiction, Poetry. Career: Coppin State College, Baltimore, visiting writer, 1971-74; St. Mary's College of Maryland, distinguished professor of humanities, 1989-; Blackburn Professor of Creative Writing, Duke University, Spring 1998, 1999. Publications: POETRY: Good Times, 1969; Everett Anderson series, 7 vols., 1970-83; Good News About the Earth, 1972; An Ordinary Woman, 1974; Two-Headed Woman, 1980, 1984; Good Woman, 1989; Next, 1989; Quilting: Poems 1987-90, 1991; The Book of Light, 1993; The Terrible Stories: Poems, 1996; Blessing the Boats: New and Selected Poems 1988-2000, 2000 (National Book Award); Dear Creator: A Week of Poems for Young People and Their Teachers, 2001. OTHER: The Black BC's, 1970; All Us Come Cross the Water, 1973; Good, Says Jerome, 1983; The Boy Who Didn't Believe in Spring, 1973; Don't You Remember, 1974; The Times They Used to Be, 1974; Three Wishes, 1974; Generations, 1976; My Brother Fine with Me, 1976; Anifica, 1978; The Lucky Stone, 1979; My Friend Jacob, 1980; Sonora Beautiful, 1981; Ten Oxherding Pictures, 1988; Everett Anderson's Christmas Coming, 1991; Everett Anderson's Friend, 1992; Everett Anderson's Year, 1992; Everett Anderson's 1-2-3, 1992; Three Wishes, 1992. Address: Division of Arts & Letters, Montgomery Hall, 126, St. Mary's College of Maryland, St. Marys City, MD 20686, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]