Generations: A memoir

Clifton is one of my favorite poets and my dad gifted me this memoir because it was her only standalone book. After reading this, I want to read all of her poetry again. It connects back to so many of the themes she writes about and connects the story of her life to her work. The way the story moves back and forth through time, connecting back to the baseline story of her father's funeral, felt like poetry when read continuously. It was the best book I read in 2021 and deeply moved me.