EVENT: Philadelphia—LUCILLE CLIFTON MEMORIAL | MOONSTONE ARTS CENTER

LUCILLE CLIFTON MEMORIAL

Jun
27
4:00 pm

SUNDAY, JUNE 27, 4pm – Poetry
Celebration of Light: A Tribute to Lucille Clifton
Everyone is invited to share their poems and memories of Lucille

“It will take a long time for many of us to truly accept a world that goes on without Lucille Clifton – one that goes on often without much apparent evidence of her profound existence for so many. We thought that an event would be in order, to recognize and testify to Lucille’s gifts, imprint, and traces, as the season of her birth begins. We envision an afternoon of multi-media, polyvocal experiences that call out to the spirit of Lucille, reciprocating what she did so well and long for all of us: personal vignettes, reading of favorite poems, film clips and excerpts from Lucille’s readings, and undoubtedly, some music.” – Nzadi Keita

via moonstoneartscenter.org

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Lucille Clifton
(June 27, 1936 - February 13, 2010)
SUNDAY, JUNE 27, 4pm - POETRY
 
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We at Moonstone refuse to mourn. Instead we choose to celebrate the life and work of those we love who have left this earth. There is no cover charge, but we ask that you bring something to eat or drink to share with the group.
 
Please join us to celebrate the life and work of Lucille Clifton on her 74th birthday, Sunday June 27 at 4pm. Join Nathalie Anderson, Herman Beavers, Dennis Kearney, Nzadi Keita , Aziza Kinteh, Aaron Yeatts Perry, Yolanda Palacio, Cherise Pollard, Sonia Sanchez, Evie Shockley, Kimmika Williams-Witherspoon, Eleanor Wilner, and others as we remember Lucille, read her poems and our own about her. Come share your songs, poems, film clips, and personal stories. This event is co-sponsored by the Folger Shakespeare Library, Furious Flower Poetry Center, Germantown Poetry Festival, Moonstone Arts Center and West Chester University Poetry Center and takes place at The Moonstone Arts Center, 110A S. 13th Street, in Philadelphia.
 
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Special Notice: We have just received a signed broadside of a poem by Lucille Clifton and a set of her books from Boa Editions to auction off to benefit The Moonstone Arts Center
 
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