Homage to My Hips by Lucille Clifton

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Homage to My Hips

these hips are big hips.
they need space to
move around in.
they don't fit into little
petty places. these hips
are free hips.
they don't like to be held back.
these hips have never been enslaved,
they go where they want to go
they do what they want to do.
these hips are mighty hips.
these hips are magic hips.
i have known them
to put a spell on a man and
spin him like a top

Lucille Clifton

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Allison Bennett (4/8/2007 7:33:00 PM)
I have to write a poetry paper connecting Homage to my Hips, Hoamge to my hair and What the Mirror Said; all by Lucille Clifton, if anyone can help me connect these poems I would greatly appreciate it! Thanks!

Jenn Murray (9/25/2006 9:26:00 PM)
Can someone please help me out with this poem please, I have to write a paper on it and I want to make sure I fully understand it. I get the overall idea for the most part, but if someone that really understands this could help me out by posting something, that would be great. Thank you!

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