Audre Lorde

Audre Lorde was a writer, feminist, womanist, librarian, and civil rights activist. As a poet, she is best known for technical mastery and emotional expression, as well as her poems that express anger and outrage at civil and social injustices she observed throughout her life.

Her poems and prose largely deal with issues related to civil rights, feminism, and the exploration of black female identity.

Date of birth:
18th February, 1934
Date of death:
17th November, 1992
"The failure of academic feminists to recognize difference as a crucial strength is a failure to reach beyond the first patriarchal lesson. In our world, divide and conquer must become define and empower."
― Audre Lorde
Topic(s): Strength
"I am deliberate and afraid of nothing."
― Audre Lorde
Topic(s): Inspirational
"Poetry is not only dream and vision; it is the skeleton architecture of our lives. It lays the foundations for a future of change, a bridge across our fears of what has never been before."
― Audre Lorde
Topic(s): Architecture
"When I use my strength in the service of my vision it makes no difference whether or not I am afraid."
― Audre Lorde
Topic(s): Strength
"It’s a struggle but that’s why we exist, so that another generation of Lesbians of color will not have to invent themselves, or their history, all over again."
― Audre Lorde
Topic(s): History
"There’s always someone asking you to underline one piece of yourself – whether it’s Black, woman, mother, dyke, teacher, etc. – because that’s the piece that they need to key in to. They want to dismiss everything else."
― Audre Lorde
Topic(s): Teacher

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