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May 13, 2024 · Audre Lorde (born February 18, 1934, New York, New York, U.S.—died November 17, 1992, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands) was an American poet, essayist, and autobiographer known for her passionate writings on lesbian feminism and racial issues.
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1 day ago · The tribute to Audre Lorde by Black bisexual feminist writer June Jordan was also too late. Jordan completed it in 1993, in time for Lorde’s first birthday as an ancestor, after years during which—as far as I can tell from my archival research and interviews—the two poets were not speaking to each other.
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2 days ago · May 28, 2024. Raised by Caribbean immigrant parents in the 1930s depression-era Harlem, Audre Lorde (1934-1992) began expressing herself through poetry at a young age and published her first poem in Seventeen magazine in the 1950s. As a young woman, Lorde was told she would “grow out of” her queerness. Instead, she went on to pen essays ...
May 12, 2024 · Audre Lorde was an American writer, poet, civil rights activist, and feminist who is best known for her passionate writing on the topics of race, gender, and sexuality. Her works are especially meaningful to those seeking a greater understanding of the lives of Black women in the United States.
May 10, 2024 · Audre Lorde was an influential American writer, feminist, and civil rights activist known for her poetic and powerful writings on race, gender, and sexuality. She was a leading figure in the feminist movement and vocal advocate for LGBTQ+ rights and racial equality.
May 13, 2024 · Who was Audre Lorde? Poet 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.
May 13, 2024 · Poet, academic, civil rights campaigner and intersectional feminist Audre Lorde can be seen in fascinating archive footage describing what it was like to be a Black lesbian in the 1950s.
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