The Academy of American Poets recently put together a selection of poem favorites to kick off the start of Women’s History Month. Lucille Clifton's "sisters," from The Collected Poems of Lucille Clifton 1965-2010, made the list of 11 poems. We love the list so much, we want to share the picks with you. 

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“sisters” by Lucille Clifton

“You Foolish Men” by Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
“The Soul selects her own Society (303)” by Emily Dickinson
“[we fight back to control the outside]” by kari edwards
“Self-Portrait as Artemis” by Tarfia Faizullah
“Moon for Our Daughters” by Annie Finch
“Helen” by H. D.
“Love Poem” by Audre Lorde
“Landscape with Clinic and Oracle” by Lynn Melnick
“Her Kind” by Anne Sexton
“Shoulda Been Jimi Savannah” by Patricia Smith