Lucille Clifton

One was by an author named Lucille Clifton called “ Forgiving My Father”, and the second one was called “ My Fathers, in Heaven, is Reading Out Loud” by Li-Young Lee. Both of these stories portray kinda a hard time as a daughter, or son living in a household that was hard to understand why things were done the way they had been done for so long, that’s why i named this piece “Forgiven But Never Forgotten”. In the short story “ Forgiving My Father” by Lucille Clifton, talks about how this…

In the poem “Barbie Doll” by Marge Piercy, the girl could not stand up for her own beauty and body standards. She wanted to change her herself because others saw she should change. For example, when she is being described, “She was healthy, tested intelligent, / possessed strong arms and back” (7-8). She had a fit body and was smart, but people thought a girl shouldn’t have the muscular body a man should have. Though she was healthy and smart, everybody believes that beauty is more important.…

This story was cute; I remember reading this story when I was in elementary school. The story talked about a girl named Rachel who is turning 11 that day. Rachel is the narrator of the tale. She talks about turning 11; even so, she understood that turning 11 is no difference between ages 1-10. She realized that birthdays do not represent any emotional growth. Rachel was waiting for a certain feeling to come over when she turned 11, however, when she woke up she felt like ten instead of…

“What the Mirror Said” by Lucille Clifton (page 202) narrates a girl convincing herself of her own worth. The repeated line, “listen,” indicates that she’s pleading with herself. The final line, “mister with his hands on you / he got his hands on some / damn / body!” concludes that this woman feels like she’s special and complex, and not “anonymous.” The only rhythmic quality is that refrain, but there is a unique poetic style to it in the way language is used. The grammar isn’t formal, it’s…

I Remember I remember thinking I wouldn’t do anything in life Some people echoed the same thoughts about me but it is amazing what I have come to in my life A college student at USC and a future engineer I had no model growing up that pushed me from Las Vegas coming from poverty and a broken home Is this really even me? Is this a dream? Being here on this wonderful campus looking at the city of dreams cardinal and gold surrounding me my mind trying to accumulate my body trying to accelerate;…

Brooks is about abortions and what the aborting mother will never experience both during and after birth with the fetuses she’s aborted. It’s sad, and quite heartbreaking, but very real. Another good and pretty fun one is “Homage to My Hips” by Lucille Clifton. It discusses mainly bigger and more voluptuous hips that don’t seem to fit within societies “perfect” expectations. Not all hips are tiny, slender and dainty, but as long as you’ve got the confidence to be comfortable in your own…

What makes a poem a Black poem? The question at first blush seems absurd because of the obviousness of the answer. Understood more fully, however, this question is deeper than it appears. The heart of this query is determining defining characteristics or essential elements of African American poetry. One small sampling of college literature professors found that the most common definition of African American literature was “African American writers who wrote about black characters and the…

Application of New Criticism: forgiving my father A short synopsis of the poem “forgiving my father”, written by Lucille Clifton is that it is about a daughters recollection of her life growing up, specifically her father’s inefficiencies. Throughout the poem, the persona shifts through boots of anger, bitterness and contempt as she reflects on the experiences she had growing up. To fully grasp what the poem is about in its totality, one could ascribe to many different types of criticism…

sought out freedom and equality. At first, this form of literature was unknown and not voiced because throughout history African American literature was through the perspective of African American males. Authors and poets like Phillis Wheatley, Lucille Clifton, Maya Angelou and many others have paved the way for many aspiring African American women. Often these women wanted to prove their humanity and demonstrate their creativity and use of imagery in their works. Literature has become a tool…

CONFIDENTIALITY IS AN EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TOPIC IN HEALTH CARE TODAY. - 5 - This paper was prepared for Confidentiality of Health Information Research Project HIT 109, with a research project number of 40990300 and student number of 70634191. The author could be reached on, P.O Box 21381 Kampala, Uganda or at kayongomale@yahoo.com Abstract. This paper explores the discussions of confidentiality as being an extremely important topic in health care today and that indeed, they are legal and ethical…