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Blessing the Boats
Blessing the Boats: New and Selected Poems 1988-2000 | Lucille Clifton
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Nineteen new poems as well as selections from the author's earlier collections explore human suffering, the tragedy of violence, and theological mysteries.
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TheSpineView Great choice! 🤩 3y
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faelinwolf

"why some people be mad at me sometimes"

they ask me to remember
but they want me to remember
their memories
and i keep remembering
mine

BookishMarginalia Good one! 3y
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faelinwolf

the moon understands dark places.
the moon has secrets of her own.
she holds what light she can.
--from "moonchild"

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I loved a lot of these poems but didn't like that this was a mishmash of new poems and ones from her other published books. It was a bit jarring thematically, and I think I'd prefer to read the original books the poems came from. (I loved Clifton's The Book of Light, which lent some poems to this book.)

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Bookbeez
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Kenny
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One of my favorite poets of all time. #PoetryMonth

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Bookbeez
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Loving this poetry collection. I'm going to have to go back and get her complete collection from the library next week. #nationalpoetrymonth #readharderchallenge #poetry

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Bookbeez
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Early morning reading before the hectic work week starts again. Quiet time! #nationalpoetrymonth.