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Request for Proposals (RFP): The Clifton House invites qualified consultants and firms to submit proposals for Grant Writing & Strategic Partnerships Consulting Services . This Request for Proposals (RFP) is issued to identify a partner with demonstrated expertise in nonprofit fundraising, grant development, and institutional partnerships, with a particular understanding of the literary and visual arts sector. The Clifton House is a nonprofit organization dedicated to continu

Photo by Raba Abro PRESS RELEASE: The Clifton House Appoints Joël Díaz as Executive Director in Milestone Year Honoring Lucille Clifton’s 90th Birthday Baltimore, MD — February 10 — The Clifton House, a Baltimore-based nonprofit dedicated to advancing literary and visual arts, proudly announces the promotion and hire of Joël Díaz as its new Executive Director, effective February 1, 2026. The appointment comes during a significant commemorative year for the organization, which

PRESS RELEASE: The Clifton House is delighted to announce Joël Diaz has been appointed as the organization’s first Director of Programs....

“It makes sense that I’m writing this on Resurrection Monday, since each time I step inside the Clifton House, it feels like something...

Long time friend and fellow poet Kazim Ali has structured a 4 week explorative course in Lucille Clifton’s work. Introduction to the...

Maternal Identity: Odes and Elegies …i am not grown away from you The maternal-fetal bond is a powerful and age-old phenomenon. A...

Categorizing 1960s America has become a favorite past-time over the years. Whether for those of us who lived through it, or the ones who...

Lucille Clifton and the Task of Remembering The poet’s memoir Generations is both a chronicle of her ancestral lineage and lesson in the...

Songs of Their Selves: On Lucille Clifton’s “Generations” By Maddie Crum An account of Lucille Clifton’s exploration of her family in...

“…my girls my girls my almost me my dearest girls my more than me…” There was always a girlish twinkle in her eye when she read her work...

Welcome to the relaunch of the Clifton House website. Here you will find work and words from diverse voices from our growing community....