caption death_date death_place birth_place image_size nationality birth_date spouse genre image article_title name occupation
lucille clifton 13 february 2010 baltimore , maryland , usa depew , new york , usa 200px american 27 june 1936 fred james clifton -lrb- d. 1984 -rrb- poetry lucille_clifton . jpg lucille clifton
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lucille clifton

lucille clifton -lrb- june 27 , 1936 , depew , new york -- february 13 , 2010 , baltimore , maryland -rrb- was an american poet , writer , and educator from buffalo , new york .
from 1979 to 1985 she was poet laureate of maryland .
frequent topics in her poetry include the celebration of her african-american heritage , women 's experience , and the female body .
she was also nominated twice for the pulitzer prize for poetry .
