![]() ![]() ![]() Lorde described herself as a “Black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet”: knowing her identity was important to her, saying, “If I did not define myself for myself, I would be eaten alive.” So, I’m going to give you an introduction to Audre Lorde’s poetry, largely through her own words and teachings.ĭuring one lecture she gave in Berlin, Lorde said to her students that she is “committed to poetry not only as an art but as a way of life.” Lorde said that it is “through poetry that we give names to those ideas that are until the poem is written nameless and formless”. Message Received for Audre Lorde collage by Alexis Pauline GumbsĪudre Lorde was a poet, essayist, Black feminist, civil-rights activist, mother, librarian, mentor, editor, publisher, cancer survivor and educator. ![]() Using Lorde’s own words, poet and film-maker Esther Heller introduces us to Audre Lorde, a self-described “Black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet”. ![]()
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