Audre Lorde remains a prominent figure in poetry, feminism, and civil rights; recent coverage highlights renewed interest in her legacy and ongoing scholarship.
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Audre Lorde, American poet, essayist, and autobiographer known for her passionate writings on lesbian feminism and racial issues. Her notable works included the poetry collection The Black Unicorn (1978) and the memoir A Burst of Light (1988). Learn more about Lorde’s life and work.
www.britannica.comAudre Lorde wrote the poetry collections 'From a Land Where Other People Live' and 'The Black Unicorn,' as well as memoirs like 'A Burst of Light.'
www.biography.comPoet and author Audre Lorde used her writing to shine light on her experience of the world as a Black lesbian woman and later, as a mother and person suffering from cancer.
www.womenshistory.orgAudre Lorde is being honored for her work as a poet, feminist, and civil rights activist, with an animated Google Doodle.
9to5google.comHer large body of work, which included poetry, essays and autobiography, reflected her hatred of racial and sexual prejudice.
www.nytimes.comToday’s post was written by Christina Violeta Jones, Archivist with the Special Access and FOIA Program at the National Archives at College Park, MD “For those of us who write, it is ne…
rediscovering-black-history.blogs.archives.govThe feminist thinker is celebrated as a prophet of empowerment and self-care. A new biography shows how she saw our future even more keenly.
www.nytimes.comAudre Lorde (1934–1992) was a poet, essayist, librarian, feminist, and equal rights activist.
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