Miss Rosie
Clifton, Lucille
Primary Category:
Literature /
Poetry
Secondary Category:
Literature /
Poetry
Genre: Poem
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Annotated by:
- Aull, Felice
- Date of entry: Apr-17-2001
Summary
The narrator observes an old, poor woman "who used to be the best looking gal in Georgia." now in a state of advanced deterioration. The poem expresses the poignancy of watching a decayed life from the perspective of memory; it ends with an affirmation of human dignity.
Primary Source
Good Times
Publisher
Random House
Place Published
New York
Edition
1969
Secondary Source
Good Times