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. 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. Her prose is incisive, unflinching, and lyrical, reflecting struggle but ultimately offering messages of hope. Sister Outsider presents essential writings of black poet and feminist writer Audre Lorde, an influential voice in 20th 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. works will be important to those truly interested in growing up sensitive, intelligent, and aware. Sister Outsider is the seminal work of Audre Lorde, one of the most influential feminist writers and thinkers of the 20th century, a self-described black. Presenting the essential writings of black lesbian poet and feminist writer Audre Lorde, Sister Outsider celebrates an influential voice in twentieth-century literature. In the year 1983, the Afro-Dutch female protest group Sister Outsider (see photograph) was founded in Amsterdam.
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