My Dream About the Inevitability of the Second Coming By Lucille Clifton You need an active subscription to view this contentYou should really subscribe now!Or login if you already have a subscription. Share — Issue: Autumn 1982 / Volume 58/4 Published: December 11, 2003 Lucille Clifton Lucille Clifton (1936-2010), a three-time Pulitzer nominee and winner of the National Book Award in 2000 for Blessing the Boats: New and Selected Poems, was the author of more than twenty collections of poetry and children’s books.