Carolyn Kizer and Lucille Clifton talk writing
In this first ever edition of HoCoPoLitSo's "The Writing Life," taped in 1985, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Carolyn Kizer and National Book Award-winning poet Lucille Clifton interview each other and read their work. Clifton, who died in 2010, and Kizer speak about the way a place affects writing poetry, about the death of Clifton's husband from cancer, about the restrictions on women and women poets. Clifton reads "Atlantic is a sea of bones," a poem about the women of South Africa called "there," and "sorrow song," about violence and responsibility in the world. Clifton also reads "blooming," "I'm going back to my true identity," and "album." Kizer reads "Bitch," "To an Unknown Poet," "Exodus" and talks about the structure and form of poetry, especially in her poem "Afternoon Happiness."
"All of our writing is a trying to say," Clifton says. "We make a mistake if we start saying that our writing is a saying, because it is at best a trying to say."
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I am so in love with Lucille!
This is such a treasure! Thank you for posting. I hope more and more writers find their way to this video.
@hocopolitso
10 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the kind words about the show. This program featured writers from our very first public reading, and we're very proud of it. There are many more editions of "The Writing Life" featuring Lucille Clifton, and many more poets and writers. If you want to know about our public reading series, please check our web site, listed in the header to our channel, to find upcoming events. All the best, HoCoPoLitSo.
@lyncoffin
10 жыл бұрын
I am reading (the part of) Carolyn is "I Teach Out of Love" tonight at ACT. What an honor. To quote Ayesha below- "I like Carolyn Kizer's poems and I like how she read her poems too." I am appreciative of the honor.
I'm so glad you enjoyed this show -- it's one of the earliest videos we have of Lucille Clifton -- she was so vibrant. We have other shows featuring Mrs. Clifton, and they're wonderful. If you enjoyed it, think of making a donation to support our programs, both live and taped. Our web address is listed in the program notes. Thank you.
I wish they had a better camera person. I want to see Lucille Clifton's full face.
@hocopolitso
3 жыл бұрын
Dear Mary, yes, this was in 1984, and we were rudimentary in our production skills, though we were high on our choice of poets! Thanks for watching.
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