Audre Lorde Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description

Audre Geraldine Lorde (February 18, 1934 in Harlem, New York City - 1992) was a multi-faceted writer and activist. In her own words, she was a "black lesbian, mother, warrior poet".

She died of cancer in 1992 after a 14 year struggle. She is famous for her poetic works (18 published books), for which she became State Poet of New York from 1991-1993, including:

• The First Cities (1968)
• Cables to Rage (1970)
• From a Land Where Other People Live (1973)
• New York Head Shop and Museum (1974)
• Coal (1976)
• Between Our Selves (1976)
• The Black Unicorn (1978)
• (1982)
• (1983)
• Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches (1984)
• Our Dead Behind Us (1986)
• The Marvelous Arithmetics of Distance (1993)

She cofounded "Kitchen Table: Women of Color Press" in 1980.

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