How to Carry Water: Selected Poems of Lucille Clifton by Lucille Clifton, Aracelis Girmay

How to Carry Water: Selected Poems of Lucille Clifton

Lucille Clifton, Aracelis Girmay

200 pages first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction poetry challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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Edited with a Foreword by Aracelis Girmay, How to Carry Water: Selected Poems of Lucille Clifton celebrates famous poems and shines light on lesser-known poems by poet―and national treasure―Lucille Clifton (1936–2010).Lucille Clifton’s poetry defi...

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Moods

reflective 92%
emotional 85%
challenging 57%
dark 57%
hopeful 42%
inspiring 42%
funny 28%
sad 28%
informative 14%
tense 14%
lighthearted 7%
mysterious 7%
relaxing 7%

Pace

slow 41%
medium 33%
fast 25%

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