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Here are the best quotes from Audre Lorde, prominent Black lesbian feminist poet. ... “Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare
As the Note on the Text states, many of the essays in the collection were given as papers at conferences across the U.S. The essays were all previously published in Lorde's 1984 book Sister Outsider. Further, Lorde often revised early poems and re-published them, so many of the poems in this collection are the latest versions of Lorde's work. [4]
Audre Lorde (/ ˈ ɔː d r i ˈ l ɔːr d / AW-dree LORD; born Audrey Geraldine Lorde; February 18, 1934 – November 17, 1992) was an American writer, professor, philosopher, intersectional feminist, poet and civil rights activist. She was a self-described "Black, lesbian, feminist, socialist, mother, warrior, poet" who dedicated her life and ...
Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches is a collection of essential essays and speeches written by Audre Lorde, a writer who focuses on the particulars of her identity: Black woman, lesbian, poet, activist, cancer survivor, mother, and feminist.
“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.” — Audre Lorde “If we give our children sound self-love, they will be able to ...
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Zami: A New Spelling of My Name is a 1982 biomythography by American poet Audre Lorde. It started a new genre that the author calls biomythography, which combines history, biography, and myth. [ 1 ] In the text, Lorde writes that "Zami" is "a Carriacou name for women who work together as friends and lovers", noting that Carriacou is the ...
Audre Lorde, The Cancer Journals, 1980; Audre Lorde, "Poetry Is Not A Luxury," 1985; Audre Lorde, Zami: A New Spelling of My Name, 1982; Gloria Anzaldúa, Borderlands/La Frontera, 1987; David Kishik, Self Study: Notes on the Schizoid Condition, ICI Berlin Press, 2023; Arianne Zwartjes, "Under the Skin: An Exploration of Autotheory," 2019