The Clifton House is a nonprofit foundation established to celebrate the legacy of National Book Award-winning poet Lucille Clifton and her artist-activist husband Fred Clifton. Based in their beloved Baltimore home, The Clifton House is developing and providing low- to no-cost poetry and writing workshops, art classes, creative development, networking opportunities and education in the craft and business of writing and art. The Clifton House supplies the tools, equipment, and qualified instructors to develop skilled writers, artists, and producers.  Using the life and work of Lucille Clifton and Fred Clifton as the foundations for its programming, The Clifton House will also offer workshops, readings and classes devoted to Lucille Clifton’s work, life, and legacy.

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