Awards & Winners

Lucille Clifton

Date of Birth 27-June-1936
Place of Birth Depew
(Erie County, New York)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as Clifton, Lucille, Thelma Lucille Sayles
Profession Writer, Poet, Educator, Author
Lucille Clifton was an American poet, writer, and educator from Buffalo, New York. From 1979 to 1985 she was Poet Laureate of Maryland. Frequent topics in her poetry include the celebration of her African-American heritage, women's experience, and the female body.

Awards by Lucille Clifton

Check all the awards nominated and won by Lucille Clifton.

2001


Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards
(Lifetime Achievement Award)

2000


National Book Award for Poetry
Honored for : Blessing the Boats: New and Selected Poems 1988-2000

Nominations 2000 »

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National Book Award for Poetry Blessing the Boats: New and Selected Poems 1988-2000

1996


Lannan Literary Award for Poetry

Nominations 1996 »

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National Book Award for Poetry The terrible stories

1988


Nominations 1988 »

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Pulitzer Prize for Poetry Good Woman: Poems and A Memoir, 1969-1980

1984


Coretta Scott King Award for Authors
Honored for : Everett Anderson\u2019s Good-bye

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Coretta Scott King Award for Authors Everett Anderson\u2019s Good-bye

1978


Jane Addams Children's Book Award
Honored for : Amifika
(Special Recognition )

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Jane Addams Children's Book Award Amifika

1977


Nominations 1977 »

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Coretta Scott King Award for Authors Everett Anderson's Friend

1974


Nominations 1974 »

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Coretta Scott King Award for Authors Don't you remember?