Lucille Clifton's Selected Poems

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Celebrate the legacy of poet Lucille Clifton by helping BOA Editions publish HOW TO CARRY WATER
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Dates: Apr 8th -> May 8th (31 days)
Project By: BOA Editions
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Latest News

"blessing the boats"

May 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Friends, We want to thank you again for your incredible support and offer this poem to begin your day and your week. For you on this Monday morning, a special reading of "blessing the boats" by Lucille Clifton's daughter, Sidney Clifton: ... (Read More)

Thank You!

April 30th - via: kickstarter.com
You've made this project a reality! Thank you for helping BOA Editions bring How to Carry Water to life.  With 8 days to go, we still have plenty of rewards for new backers, including hot-of-the-press copies of How to Carry Water, the chance to be... (Read More)

Thanks to you, we're almost there!

April 27th - via: kickstarter.com
A note of gratitude from Aracelis Girmay When Lucille Clifton was 10 years old she wrote the lines: “The world has writ the letter now, writ the letter now, ‘twas never wrote before.” These lines are the ones that breathe beneath my note to you... (Read More)

Halfway There and 100+ Strong!

April 14th - via: kickstarter.com
An update and a poem from BOA Publisher Peter Conners: You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00  (Read More)

Incredible Start! 24 hours in & 25% of the way there!

April 9th - via: kickstarter.com
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