Ga Virtual Learning: Contemporary Literature: The Modern Poet: Lucille Clifton

This lesson focuses on Lucille Clifton, her poetry, and her use of Biblical allusions. It features links to her biography, a Wikipedia article about Absalom, three of her poems: "adam thinking," "eve thinking," and "oh absalom my son my son," the Biblical story of Adam and Eve, and a discussion rubric. Students are asked to examine the poems and consider the titles and Bible references.