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Self-described "black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet" Audre Lorde is an unforgettable voice in twentieth-century literature, and one of the first to center the experiences of black, queer women. This essential collection showcases her indelible contributions to intersectional feminism, queer theory, and critical race studies in twelve landmark essays and more than sixty poems—selected and introduced by one of our most powerful contemporary voices on race and gender, Roxane Gay.
Among the essays included here are: "The Transformation of Silence into Language and Action"; "The Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master's House" "I Am Your Sister"; and excerpts from the American Book Award–winning A Burst of Light.
The poems are drawn from Lorde's nine volumes, including The Black Unicorn and National Book Award finalist From a Land Where Other People Live. Among them are: "Martha"; "A Litany for Survival"; "Sister Outsider"; and "Making Love to Concrete".
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Release date
December 14, 2021 -
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9781666150339
- File size: 236165 KB
- Duration: 08:12:00
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Languages
- English
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Reviews
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Mia Ellis offers a steady slow-paced narration of Audre Lorde's essays and poetry. Her pace allows the listener to imbibe the enormous breadth and depth of Lorde's work, which covers race, sexism, language, eroticism, and her experience with cancer. Ellis is meticulous in her enunciation, which provides just enough feeling. While there is variation in Lorde's literary work, Ellis is universally formal, almost automated sounding, in her tone. It works because there is also an emotive side to each piece. Ellis provides the right balance for this activist work of art. T.E.C. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine
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