“Poetry is a matter of life, not just a matter of language.”
– Lucille Clifton, American poet, 1936-2010, quoted in Listen to Their Voices
The Saturday Writing Quote — on language
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The Saturday Writing Quote
Children, when they ask you “Why is your mama so funny?” say, “She is a poet. She ain’t got no sense.”
—Lucille Clifton, American poet (1936-2010)
(Photo by Leslie: Clematis “Etoile Violette,” violet star)
The Saturday Writing Quote
“Children, when they ask you ‘why is your mama so funny?’ say ‘she is a writer. She ain’t got no sense.’”
— lucille clifton
poet, and goddess (1936-2010)