About this Event
In this series, we invite contemporaries, collaborators and friends of Lucille and Fred Clifton to return to the home. Through fireside chats, writers and artists will share their anecdotes, connections to and memories of the Clifton home in Windsor Hills. Before losing their West Baltimore home in 1980, the Cliftons created a vibrant community opening the house not only to neighbors, but activists, artists, poets and writers who were impacted by camaraderie and intellectual influence.
Our first guest is the poet Afaa M. Weaver who met Lucille Clifton in 1974, after which he became one of her mentees. Weaver acknowledges Lucille Clifton as one of his writing influences and has written poems dedicated to her including “Lucille Clifton, Legends” and “An Elegy for Lucille Clifton.” In this special conversation, he will be joined by Joël Díaz for “Reflection on the light that came from Lucille.”
Event begins: 6:00PM
About the Artist:
Afaa M. Weaver was born in Baltimore. He is a poet, short story writer and editor who has published several collections including his most recent, A Fire in the Hills (2023), which won the 2024 Paterson Poetry Prize. Weaver has received numerous fellowships and awards, including the Pennsylvania State Arts Council fellowship, Pew Fellowship, Fulbright Scholarship, the St. Botolph Club Distinguished Artist Award, the 96th Medal from the Chinese Writers Association in Taiwan, and the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award. In 2023, the Academy of American Poets awarded him the Wallace Stevens Award. Weaver is professor emeritus at Simmons University, where he held the Alumnae Endowed Chair in English for twenty years. He is a guest faculty member in Sarah Lawrence College’s MFA program. In January 2024, Weaver was elected a Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets.
A Note on Parking:
The Clifton House is located in a close-knit residential community, thus street parking is very limited. As we practice being good neighbors, we recommend planning your travel to The Clifton House via ride shares, carpools, or public transit to preserve the limited street parking for local residents. You may also consider parking on Clifton Road (runs parallel to Talbot Road) and walking up the street to The Clifton House.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Clifton House, Talbot Road, Baltimore, MD, USA, United States
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