Displaying 1 of 1 2004 Format: Book Author: Clifton, Lucille, 1936-2010. Title: Mercy : poems / by Lucille Clifton. Edition: 1st ed. Publisher, Date: Rochester, NY : BOA Editions, 2004. Description: 79 pages ; 23 cm. Summary: American Poets Continuum series. In her 12th book of poetry, a National Book Award winner speaks to the tenuous relationship between mothers and daughters, the debilitating power of cancer, and much more. Series: American poets continuum series ; no. 86 American poets continuum series ; v. 86. Subjects: African American poets -- 20th century. Poetry, Modern -- 20th century. Contents: Gift -- Out of body -- Dying -- Last words -- Oh antic God -- April -- After one year -- Sonku -- Children -- Surely I am able to write poems -- Mulberry fields -- river between us -- Cancer -- In the mirror -- Blood -- story -- Mercy -- Here rests -- After Oz -- phantom -- Powell -- Walking the blind dog -- Hands -- Wind on the St. Marys River -- tale the shepherds tell the sheep -- Stop -- Tuesday 9/11/01 -- Wednesday 9/12/01 -- Thursday 9/13/01 -- Friday 9/14/01 -- Saturday 9/15/01 -- Sunday morning 9/16/01 -- Monday sundown 9/17/01 -- Your mother sends you this -- Come to here -- You -- We are ones -- In the saying of -- We are here -- Why should we wander bone yards -- Some of you have been blessed -- You come to teach -- In the geometry -- We -- God -- angels have no wings -- You who feel yourself -- You wish to speak of -- You are not -- universe requires the worlds -- You have placed yourselves -- Whether in spirit -- air -- patience -- What has been made -- There is a star. Web Site: Publisher description LCCN: 2004010396 ISBN: 1929918542 9781929918546 1929918550 9781929918553 Other Number: 55131278 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 143819 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: 811 Clifton Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
