by Audre Lorde
First published 2019
Poet Audre Lorde unleashes the raw, rhythmic power of her words. She shows how writing can shatter silence, confront injustice, and imagine new realities. At the core, Lorde celebrates poetry's capacity to give voice to the unspeakable—the experience of being a woman, an outsider, a survivor. Her words pulse with the weight of lived struggle and the promise of transformation.
Genres: 20th-century, feminism, african-american, poetry, 21st-century, activism
Vibes: intimate, lyrical, thought-provoking
Tropes: outsider, survivor
Period: 20th-Century, 21st-Century
48 pages · Chapbook · Center for Book Arts
Content warnings: racism, sexism