Audre Lorde

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born

February 18, 1934 in New York City, The United States

died

January 01, 1992

gender

female

genre

Poetry, Gay & Lesbian

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Books by Audre Lorde

Average rating: 4.30 · 6,973 ratings · 374 reviews · 28 distinct works

	Zami: A New Spelling of My Name 4.20 avg rating — 3,123 ratings — published 1982 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches 4.45 avg rating — 2,036 ratings — published 1984 — 3 editions	My rating:
	The Collected Poems of Audre Lorde 4.41 avg rating — 605 ratings — published 1997 — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Cancer Journals: Special Edition 4.23 avg rating — 393 ratings — published 1980 — 4 editions	My rating:
	The Black Unicorn: Poems 4.28 avg rating — 237 ratings — published 1978 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Uses Of The Erotic: The Erotic As Power 4.55 avg rating — 104 ratings — published 1981 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Undersong: Chosen Poems Old and New 4.23 avg rating — 109 ratings — published 1992 — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Marvelous Arithmetics of Distance 4.12 avg rating — 98 ratings — published 1993 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Coal 4.16 avg rating — 64 ratings — 3 editions	My rating:
	Our Dead Behind Us: Poems 4.17 avg rating — 64 ratings — 4 editions	My rating:

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Quotes by Audre Lorde

“If I didn't define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people's fantasies for me and eaten alive.”
― Audre Lorde

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“When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.”
― Audre Lorde

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“Your silence will not protect you.”
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