Audre Lorde | |
|---|---|
 Lorde in 1980 | |
| Born | Audrey Geraldine Lorde February 18, 1934[1] New York City, U.S. |
| Died | November 17, 1992 (aged 58) Saint Croix, Virgin Islands, U.S. |
| Education | National Autonomous University of Mexico Hunter College (BA) Columbia University (MLS) |
| Genre | Poetry Nonfiction |
| Notable works | The First Cities Zami: A New Spelling of My Name The Cancer Journals |
| Spouse |
Edwin Rollins
(m. 1962; div. 1970) |
| Partner | Gloria Joseph |
| Children | 2 |
Audre Lorde (/ˈɔːdri ˈlɔːrd/ 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 talents to confronting different forms of injustice, as she believed there could be "no hierarchy of oppressions" among "those who share the goals of liberation and a workable future for our children."[2][3]
As a poet, she is well known for technical mastery and emotional expression, as well as her poems that express anger and outrage at civil and social injustices she observed throughout her life. She was the recipient of national and international awards and the founding member of Kitchen Table: Women of Color Press. As a spoken word artist, her delivery has been called powerful, melodic, and intense by the Poetry Foundation.[3] Her poems and prose largely deal with issues related to civil rights, feminism, lesbianism, illness, disability, and the exploration of Black female identity.[4][3][5]
- ^ "Audre Lorde Biography". eNotes.com. Archived from the original on December 18, 2015. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
- ^ Lorde, Audre (1983). "There is not hierarchy of oppressions" (PDF). Interracial Books for Children BULLETIN: Homophobia and Education. 14 (4): i–ii. ISSN 0003-6870.
- ^ a b c "Audre Lorde 1934-1992". Poetry Foundation. Archived from the original on November 27, 2019. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
- ^ McDonald, Dionn. "Audre Lorde. Big Lives: Profiles of LGBT African Americans". OutHistory. Archived from the original on July 25, 2019. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
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