"This work is unlike any other, in its range of rich, conjuring imagery and its dexterity, its smart voice. Carroll-Hackett doesn’t spare us—but doesn’t save us—she draws a blueprint of power and class with her unflinching pivot: matter-of-fact and tender." —Jan Beatty

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Daily Prompt <3 Celebrating, "Between Starshine and Clay"

Happy National Poetry Month! No way we could celebrate poetry without Lucille Clifton!

won’t you celebrate with me

by Lucille Clifton

won’t you celebrate with me
what i have shaped into
a kind of life? i had no model.
born in babylon
both nonwhite and woman
what did i see to be except myself?
i made it up
here on this bridge between
my one hand holding tight
my other hand; come celebrate
with me that everyday
something has tried to kill me
and has failed.
 
Make art about celebration. Or survival. 
 
lucilleclifton

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2016 Prompts, Art, Artists, Bless the Day, Creativity, Gratitude, Love, One Love, poetry, Writing, Writing Coaching & Workshops, Writing Prompts

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Sometimes the Prompt Is the Body

Happy National Poetry Month! 

Daily Prompt Time!

spring song
by Lucille Clifton

the green of Jesus
is breaking the ground
and the sweet
smell of delicious Jesus
is opening the house and
the dance of Jesus music
has hold of the air and
the world is turning
in the body of Jesus and
the future is possible

Make art about the body of the planet. 

earth hand

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2016 Prompts, animals, Art, Artists, Bless the Day, Creativity, Family, Gratitude, Nature, One Love, Writing, Writing Coaching & Workshops, Writing Prompts

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