Lucille Clifton-Baltimore, MD
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Don.Morfe
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Lucille Clifton (Baltimore Black History)- Lucille Clifton lived in West Baltimore from 1967. She became poet-in-residence at Coppin State University in 1971.
Waymark Code: WM11KY3
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 11/09/2019
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Lucille Clifton (Baltimore Black History)-Lucille Clifton lived in West Baltimore from 1967. She became poet-in-residence at Coppin State University in 1971. By 1974, she had published two important collections of poetry that focused on black urban life at a very personal level. The strength, honesty and moral power of her work earned Clifton lasting fame. The State of Maryland named her Poet Laureate in 1979. In later years, she won leading poetry awards including the Robert Frost Medal and the Ruth Lilly Prize.
The marker is on a brick post at the entrance to a parking lot on Payson Street.
Group that erected the marker: Baltimore Heritage Organization
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
500 N Payson Street
BALTIMORE, MD USA
21223
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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