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Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde
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Sister Outsider

Essays and Speeches

Essays and Speeches

By Audre Lorde
Foreword by Cheryl Clarke

By Audre Lorde
Foreword by Cheryl Clarke

By Audre Lorde
Foreword by Cheryl Clarke

By Audre Lorde
Foreword by Cheryl Clarke

Category: Nonfiction

Category: Nonfiction

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Aug 01, 2007 | 192 Pages

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    About Sister Outsider

    Presenting the essential writings of black lesbian poet and feminist writer Audre Lorde, Sister Outsider celebrates an influential voice in twentieth-century literature.

    In this charged collection of fifteen essays and speeches, Lorde takes on sexism, racism, ageism, homophobia, and class, and propounds social difference as a vehicle for action and change. Her prose is incisive, unflinching, and lyrical, reflecting struggle but ultimately offering messages of hope. This commemorative edition includes a new foreword by Lorde-scholar and poet Cheryl Clarke, who celebrates the ways in which Lorde’s philosophies resonate more than twenty years after they were first published.

    These landmark writings are, in Lorde’s own words, a call to “never close our eyes to the terror, to the chaos which is Black which is creative which is female which is dark which is rejected which is messy which is…”

    “[Lorde’s] works will be important to those truly interested in growing up sensitive, intelligent, and aware.” —New York Times 

    About Sister Outsider

    Presenting the essential writings of black lesbian poet and feminist writer Audre Lorde, Sister Outsider celebrates an influential voice in twentieth-century literature.

    In this charged collection of fifteen essays and speeches, Lorde takes on sexism, racism, ageism, homophobia, and class, and propounds social difference as a vehicle for action and change. Her prose is incisive, unflinching, and lyrical, reflecting struggle but ultimately offering messages of hope. This commemorative edition includes a new foreword by Lorde-scholar and poet Cheryl Clarke, who celebrates the ways in which Lorde’s philosophies resonate more than twenty years after they were first published.

    These landmark writings are, in Lorde’s own words, a call to “never close our eyes to the terror, to the chaos which is Black which is creative which is female which is dark which is rejected which is messy which is…”

    “[Lorde’s] works will be important to those truly interested in growing up sensitive, intelligent, and aware.” —New York Times 

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    About Audre Lorde

    Audre Lorde (1934-1992) published nine volumes of poetry and five works of prose. She was a recipient of many distinguished honors and awards, including honorary doctorates from Hunter, Oberlin, and Haverford Colleges, and was named New York State Poet (1991-1993).

    About Audre Lorde

    Audre Lorde (1934-1992) published nine volumes of poetry and five works of prose. She was a recipient of many distinguished honors and awards, including honorary doctorates from Hunter, Oberlin, and Haverford Colleges, and was named New York State Poet (1991-1993).

    Product Details

    Category: Nonfiction

    Paperback | $16.99
    Published by Crossing Press
    Aug 01, 2007 | 192 Pages | 6 x 9 | ISBN 9781580911863

    Category: Nonfiction

    Ebook | $9.99
    Published by Crossing Press
    Jan 04, 2012 | 192 Pages | ISBN 9780307809049

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    “An eye-opener” —Publishers Weekly

    “[Sister Outsider is] another indication of the depth of analysis that black women writers are contributing to feminist thought.” –Barbara Christian, PhD, author of Black Feminist Criticism: Perspectives on Black Women Writers

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