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THE WOMEN YOU ARE ACCUSTOMED TO by LUCILLE CLIFTON

Poem Explanation Poet Analysis

First Line: THE EDGE / OF THIS
Last Line: YOUR BURNING BLOOD, YOUR DANCING TONGUE
Subject(s): AFRICAN AMERICANS – WOMEN; NEGROES; AMERICAN BLACKS;
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WEARING THAT SAME BLACK DRESS


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