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“What can a poem do?” This question is posed by poet and Art Prevails Project director Darius V. Daughtry, whose work is featured in this month’s issue. It’s a question I’ve asked myself many times, especially in a world where what seems most needed vaccines, access, food equity, funding, a law to repeal all harmful laws is far away from a poet’s page. Inevitably, like many artists, I fall into that cycle of self-doubt, questioning if my art is really enough in the world. Are we helping people by taking to verse?
My answer is always revealed by the work itself. Poetry can do a lot more than just show off a savvy use of metaphor or a clever new form. Poetry can remind us who we are I remember, vividly, finding “what the mirror said” by Lucille Clifton as a curious college student, realizing Mrs. Clifton’s voice rode a wavelength much like mine. I could see myself more clearly as a woman in the world and as a Black poet with a voice that matters. I could imagine new
40 Years Ago, Poet Lucille Clifton Lost Her House. This Year, Her Children Bought It Back. Marina Magloire © Getty Images Poet Lucille Clifton created a vibrant home. They lost the house to foreclosure, but now, her children hope to bring it to life again. © Design by Ingrid Frahm lucille clifton, clifton house
The house on Talbot Road was sacred. In the arms of its wraparound porch, poet Lucille Clifton lived and loved and danced, along with her husband, Fred Clifton, and their six children, for more than a decade. It was at the dining room table of this house that Lucille wrote some of her most celebrated collections of poetry:
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