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The Collected Poems

by Audre Lorde · 1997

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"These are poems which blaze and pulse on the page."—Adrienne Rich "The first declaration of a black, lesbian feminist identity took place in these poems, and set the terms—beautifully, forcefully—for contemporary multicultural and pluralist debate."—Publishers Weekly"This is an amazing collection of poetry by . . . one of our best contemporary poets. . . . Her poems are powerful, often political, always lyrical and profoundly moving."—Chuckanut Reader Magazine"What a deep pleasure to encounter Audre Lorde's most potent genius . . . you will welcome the sheer accessibility and the force and beauty of this volume."—Out Magazine

Genre
LGBTLGBTMore like thisLess of thislesbianlesbianMore like thisLess of thisliterary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of thisromanceromanceMore like thisLess of this
Themes
LGBTLGBTMore like thisLess of thisfeminismfeminismMore like thisLess of thisAfrican AmericanAfrican AmericanMore like thisLess of thisraceraceMore like thisLess of thisgendergenderMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1990s1990sMore like thisLess of thisUSAUSAMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
long · 512 pages
Form
poetrypoetryMore like thisLess of this

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