The Terrible Stories
Subtitle: Poems
By: by Lucille Clifton.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: American poets continuum series ;
Publisher: BOA Editions, Ltd.; BOA Editions
Published: September 1, 1996
Place of publication: Brockport, USA
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 72
Description: Lucille Clifton is one of the most distinguished American poets writing today. In The Terrible Stories, her tenth collection of verse, Clifton covers new terrain - cancer and mastectomy, the life of King David, encounters with a vixen fox who is both shaman and muse. Brilliantly honed language, stunning images and sharp rhythms addresses the whole of human experience: birth, death, children, family, sexuality and spirituality, and community in antebellum and contemporary American culture.

Hers is a poetry passionate and wise, not afraid to rage or whisper.