“My Mama moved among the days" by Lucille Clifton

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My Mama moved among the days like a dreamwalker in a field; seemed like what she touched was hers seemed like what touched her couldn't hold, she got us almost through the high grass then seemed like she turned around and ran right back in right back on in            From The Collected Poems of Lucille Clifton. Copyright © 1987 by Lucille Clifton. Used with the permission of The Permissions Company, Inc., on behalf of BOA Editions Ltd., www.boaeditions.org. About This Poem   "My Mama moved among the days" was first published in Good Woman: Poems and a Memoir 1969–1980 (BOA Editions, 1987).   Lucille Clifton was born in 1936 in Depew, New York. Her collections of poetry include The Book of Light (Copper Canyon Press, 1993) and Blessing the Boats: New and Selected Poems 1988–2000 (BOA Editions, 2000), which won the National Book Award. She died in 2010.   Photo credit: Dorothy Alexander  Poetry by Clifton   Blessing the Boats: New and Selected Poems 1988-2000 (BOA Editions, 2000) "the sonnet-ballad" by Gwendolyn Brooks "Twenty-One Love Poems [Poem III]" by Adrienne Rich "My Mother Would Be a Falconress" by Robert Duncan Poem-a-Day   Launched during National Poetry Month in 2006, Poem-a-Day features new and previously unpublished poems by contemporary poets on weekdays and classic poems on weekends. If you enjoy Poem-a-Day, please consider making a donation to help make it possible. Thanks for being a part of the Academy of American Poets community. To learn about other programs, including National Poetry Month, Poem in Your Pocket Day, the annual Poets Forum, and more, visit Poets.org.   You are receiving this e-mail because you elected to subscribe to our mailing list. If you would like to unsubscribe, please click here.   © Academy of American Poets 75 Maiden Lane, Suite 901, New York, NY 10038