Audre Lorde (1934–1992) was an American writer, poet, feminist, civil rights activist, and librarian. As a Black lesbian, she dedicated her life and writing to addressing systemic racism, classism, sexism, homophobia, and heterosexism.
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This 1976 episode features a conversation with Audre Lorde and Marge Piercy. Lorde was an associate professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice at the City University of New York.
From the self-described 'black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet', these soaring, urgent essays on the power of women, poetry and anger are filled with darkness and light.
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