After the Flood
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3447835 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lucille Clifton (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 380-380 |
| Publication date | 2010-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Callaloo (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0161-2492 • E-ISSN: 1080-6512 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/cal.0.0655 |
| OpenAlex | W1972829528 |
| Language | EN |
After the Flood Lucille Clifton here one islandof joywhere there were two here three daughters sailinga four masted arkthrough an ocean of tears i will tell you the truththis is neither beautifulnor just still a God arrivesin a gyre of beespromising honey still we dropto our knees as if we were dry bone whispering amen it is what we doit is what we are [End Page 380] Copyright © 2010 Lucille Clifton Reprinted with permission from Alexia Clifton
Archaeology · Art · Art history · Blessing · Flood myth · Library science · Literature · Poetry · The arts · Visual arts · American Sports and Literature · Caribbean history, culture, and politics · History · Human auditory perception and evaluation · Poetry Analysis and Criticism · Short Stories in Global Literature · Social Movements and Cultural Identity · Geology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |