A review by vulturetime
The Book of Light by Lucille Clifton

3.0

There are definitely some poems in here that I do genuinely enjoy, but most of them I just find okay. Some of them, especially the ones regarding religion, required prior knowledge that I personally did not have, and I imagine knowing more about Clifton's life and situation would also add more depth to many of these poems. My favorite poems were: sam, c. c. rider, it was a dream, dear jesse helms, cigarettes, nothing about the moment, cain.