{"product_id":"9781960145987-at-the-gate","title":"At the Gate: Uncollected Poems 1987-2010","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUncollected Poems 19872010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAt the Gate\u003c\/i\u003e gathers more than seventy previously unpublished poems by the iconic American poet Lucille Clifton written over the last two decades of her life.\u003c\/b\u003e Discovered in digital archives by poet and scholar Kazim Ali, these poems span a prolific and reflective period in Clifton’s career as she shifted from typewriters to word processors and desktop computers. Many were originally drafted for publication, but set aside—until now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdited by Ali, this collection includes a contextual Foreword and detailed notes that illuminate Clifton’s late writing process and the editorial journey of these poems—deepening and expanding the themes that defined Clifton’s celebrated body of work. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAt the Gate\u003c\/i\u003e is a profound and necessary addition to Clifton’s legacy—one that reaffirms her place as a poet of the body, the spirit, and the deep truths that we must endure—her voice as intimate, fearless, and luminous as ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57714996871542,"sku":"9781960145987","price":15.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_41090097.jpg?v=1777540983","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781960145987-at-the-gate","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}