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Lucille Clifton

Baltimore Black History

 
 
Lucille Clifton Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Don Morfe, February 12, 2017
1. Lucille Clifton Marker
Inscription. Lucille Clifton lived in West Baltimore from 1967. She became poet-in-residence at Coppin State University in 1971. By 1974, she had published two important collections of poetry that focused on black urban life at a very personal level. The strength, honesty and moral power of her work earned Clifton lasting fame. The State of Maryland named her Poet Laureate in 1979. In later years, she won leading poetry awards including the Robert Frost Medal and the Ruth Lilly Prize.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African AmericansArts, Letters, MusicEducationWomen. In addition, it is included in the Historically Black Colleges and Universities series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1967.
 
Location. 39° 17.587′ N, 76° 38.933′ W. Marker is in Baltimore, Maryland. It is in Midtown-Edmondson. Marker is on Payson Street. The marker is on a brick post at the entrance to a parking lot. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1955 W Mulberry St, Baltimore MD 21223, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Mother Lange and the Oblate Sisters of Providence (a few steps from this marker); Clarence and Parren Mitchell (a few steps from this marker); The Maddox Family and Time Printers (a few steps from this
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marker); The Royal Theater & Pennsylvania Avenue (within shouting distance of this marker); The Arabbers (within shouting distance of this marker); Violet Hill Whyte: Baltimore’s Lady Law (within shouting distance of this marker); The Murphy Family and The Afro-American (within shouting distance of this marker); William “Little Willie” Adams and Victorine Quille Adams (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baltimore.
 
Lucille Clifton Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Don Morfe, February 12, 2017
2. Lucille Clifton Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 20, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 20, 2017, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 347 times since then and 3 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on February 20, 2017, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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