¶ … Lucille Clifton's poetry and was actually struck by two things: Firstly, I noticed that *'s interpretation of the poems tells me realms about her character and personality which I found interesting. I may be incorrect and these may be my assumptions but it seems to me that my peer is a spiritual person who is inclined towards beauty, is perspicacious, and has insight about the world around her.

A writer writes with certain intentions, but readers interpret his or her work according to their experiences and personality. Each reader would come to Clifton's poetry in a different way connecting it to their own particular experiences. It is interesting that my peer connected the...

Another reader may have yoked it to different images.
My peer's spirituality can also be seen in the poems that she selected, for instance "the garden of delight" and "sorrows." And to her interpretation of 'Eden' in the one as referring to meaningful happiness that we work towards in this world… If these were Clinton's reflections, we begin to see a writer who was contemplative and deep. Likely, it may have been her experiences -- tribulations -- that made her so.

My peer's spirituality can also be seen in her preference towards Clifton's work and her…