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1、美国名人诗人作家露西尔克里夫顿1.ucilleCliftonz1936-2010:TheAward-WinningPoetwastheFirstAfricanAmericanPoet1.aureateofMarylandplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-17:50repeatByJuneSimms2010-4-171.ucilleCliftonspoetryisknownforbeingsimple,truthfulanddirect.mSteveEmber.BARBARAK1.EIN:AndmBarbaraKleinwithPeopleinAmericainVOASpec
2、ialEnglish.Todaywetellabouttheaward-winningpoetandwriter1.ucilleClifton.Criticscallheroneofthegreatestwritersofourtime.(MUSIC)STEVEEMBER:1.ucilleCliftonbeganwritingpoetrywhenshewasabouttenyearsold.Shehaddevelopedaninterestinpoetrybecauseofhermother,ThelmaSayles.Hermotherwasalsoapoetalthoughherpoemsw
3、ereneverpublished.Asachild1.ucillewouldsitonhermotherslapandlistenasshereadpoetry.Shelearnedtolovewordsandthepowerofwords.Thatstayedwithherasshegrew.Therewasanotherexperiencethatstayedwithher,too.Once,hermotherwasofferedachancetopublishherpoetry.Butherhusband,SamuelSayles,orderedhernottodoit.Inanger
4、,andsorrow,MissusSaylesthrewherpoemsintoafire.Thatmemoryalsostayedwith1.ucille.Shewouldwriteaboutityearslaterinherpoemcalledfury.IJkemanyof1.ucilleCliftonspoems,furyispersonal.Itdealswithherownexperiences.BARBARAK1.曰N:1.ucilleCliftonbelievedthatitwasimportantforpoetstowriteabouttheirownmemories.Shes
5、aidpoetrycomesoutofthelifeofthepoet.That,shesaid,istheonlywaythatpoetrycanreachotherpeople.1.ucilleCliftonspoemsdealwithlifeanddeath,religionandpolitics,motherhoodandfamily.Theytellstoriesofracism,sexismandinjustice.Theytellofterriblethingsdonetohumansbyhumans.Inonepoemshecallsittheextraordinaryevil
6、inordinarymen.InthepoemCruelty,shetakesadifferentlookatviolence.1.UCI1.1.EC1.IFTONREADINGCRUE1.TYdonttalktomeaboutcrueltyorwhatiamcapableof.wheniwantedtheroachesdeadiwantedthemdeadandikilledthem,itookabroomtotheircountryandsmashedandslicedwithoutwarningwithoutstoppingandismiledallthetimeiwasdoingit.
7、itwasaholocaustofroaches,bodies,partsofbodies,redallovertheground.ididntasktheirnames.theyhadnonamesworthknowing.nowiwatchmyselfwheneverienteraroom.ineverknowwhatimightdo.(MUSIC)STEVEEMBER:1.ucilleCliftonwasbornThelma1.ucilleSaylesinDepew,NewYorkinninetythirty-six.ShewasnamedThelmaafterhermother.1.u
8、cillewasthenameofoneofherfathersancestors.NeithermothernordaughterwashappywiththenameThelma.Whentheyoungeronegotoldershechosetocallherself1.ucille.Whilehermothertaughthertolovepoetry,herfathergaveherthegiftofstorytelling.Hewouldtell1.ucilleinterestingstoriesaboutherancestors,especiallytheonenamed1.u
9、cillewhowashisgrandmother.SamuelCliftonsaidshewasthefirstblackwomantobelegallyhangedinthestateofVirginia.1.ucilleCliftonwroteaboutitinherpoemcalled1.ucy.1.UCI1.1.EC1.IFTONREADING1.UCY(MUSIC)BARBARAK1.EIN:1.ucillewasthefirstoneinherfamilytograduatefromhighschool.Innineteenfifty-three,shewonascholarsh
10、iptoattendHowardUniversityinWashington,D.C.Shestudiedtherefortwoyears.ThenshereturnedtoNewYorktoattendFredoniaStateTeachersCollege.FredCliftonwasaprofessorofphilosophyatalocaluniversity.Thepoetandtheprofessormet,fellinloveandweremarriedinnineteenfifty-eight.TheymovedtoBaltimore,Marylandinthenineteen
11、sixties.Theyhadsixchildrenoveraseven-yearperiod,fourgirlsandtwoboys.1.ucilleCliftonwrotepoetrywhileraisingherfamily.STEVEEMBER:Shereleasedherfirstbookofpoetryinnineteensixty-nine.ThebookwascalledGoodTimes.TheNewYorkTimescalleditoneofthebestbooksoftheyear.Thepoemsareaboutancestryandfamily,oppressiona
12、ndpolitics.Theyuseasmallamountofwordstocommunicatebigideas.Thatwas1.ucilleCliftonsstyle.Sheoftentalkedaboutherloveforwords.Shelovedthesoundofwordsandthewaythewordsfeltinhermouth.Shelovedfindinginterestingwaystousewordstoexpresswhatwashappeningintheworld.BARBARAK1.EIN:Unlikehermother,1.ucilleCliftons
13、poetrywasanythingbuttraditional.Herpoemsdonotrhymeorfollowaspecialkindofpattern.Theydonotusefancywords.Theydonotdealinmakebelieve.Herpoetryisknownforbeingsimple,truthfulanddirect.Itiswrittenthewaypeoplespeak,inacasual,relaxedlanguage.Thereisverylittlepunctuationandevenlesscapitalization.Manyofthepoe
14、msareuncomfortablyhonest.1.ucilleCliftonoftensaidthatshetriedtocomforttheafflictedandafflictthecomfortable.Overtheyears,sheseemstohaveperfectedthatart.Here,shereadsherpoemAdmonitions.1.UCI1.1.EC1.IFTONREADINGADMONITIONSBoysIdontpromiseyounothingbutthiswhatyoupawnIwillredeemwhatyoustealIwillconcealmy
15、privatesilencetoyourpublicguilt,isalligotGirlsFirsttimeawhitemanopenshisflylikeagoodthingwelljustlaugh,laughrealloudmyblackwomenChildrenWhentheyaskyouwhyisyourmamasofunnySaySheisapoetshedonthavenosense(MUSIC)STEVEEMBER:1.ucilleCliftonpublishedmorethanthirtybooksduringhercareer.Theyincludetenbooksofp
16、oetryandtwentychildrensbooks.Shereleasedherfirstchildrensbooksinnineteenseventy,ayearafterherfirstbookofpoetrywaspublished.HerbookSomeoftheDaysofEverettAndersonbecamethefirstinaseriesofbooksaboutayoungAfrican-Americanboygrowingupinthecity.Yearslater,theseventhbookintheseries,EverettAndersonsGoodbye,
17、wasawardedtheCorettaScottKingAward.MissCliftonreceivedmanyotherhonorsduringherlongcareer.ShewonaNationalBookAwardintwothousandforherpoetrycollectionBlessingtheBoats:NewandSelectedPoems,ShewasnominatedforthreePulitzerPrizePoetryAwards.SheistheonlypoettohavereceivedtwoPulitzernominationsinasingleyear.
18、HerGoodWoman:PoemsandaMemoirandhercollectionNext:NewPoemswerebothnominatedforPulitzerPrizesinnineteeneighty-seven.BARBARAK1.EIN:MissCliftonalsowonanEmmyAward,twofellowshipsfromtheNationalEndowmentfortheArts,anda1.osAngelesTimesPoetryAward.Intwothousandseven,shebecamethefirstblackwomantoreceivetheRut
19、h1.ilyPoetryPrize.Itisconsideredoneofthehighesthonorsapoetcanreceive.Itincludesaonehundredthousanddollaraward.Inadditiontoherwriting,1.ucilleCliftonspentmanyyearsteachingpoetry.SheservedasawriterinresidenceatCoppinStateUniversityinBaltimore,Maryland.ShealsotaughtattheUniversityofCaliforniaatSantaCru
20、z,SaintMarysCollegeofMarylandandDukeUniversityinNorthCarolina.AndshewasthefirstAfrican-AmericanpoetlaureateforthestateofMaryland.1.ucilleCliftondiedintwothousandtenfromproblemsrelatedtocancer.Shewasseventy-threeyearsold.Sheleavesbehindawrittenrecordofherlifeandlegacythroughthewordsofherpoems.(MUSIC)STEVEEMBER:ThisprogramwaswrittenandproducedbyJuneSimms.mSteveEmber.BARBARAK1.日N:AndmBarbaraKlein.Transcripts,MP.AndyoucanfindusonTwitterandYouTubeatVOA1.earningEnglish.JoinusagainnextweekforPEOP1.EINAMERICAinVOASpecialEnglish.
