Audrey Geraldine Lorde (1934-02-18)February 18, 1934[1] New York City, U.S.
Died
November 17, 1992(1992-11-17) (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 (/ˈɔːdriˈlɔːrd/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 all forms of injustice, as she believed there could be "no hierarchy of oppressions".[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. 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". Interracial Books for Children BULLETIN: Homophobia and Education. 14 (4): i–ii. ISSN 0003-6870.
^ abc"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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