A burst of light

and other essays

epub, 133 pages

English language

Published Dec. 2, 2017 by Ixia Press.

ISBN:
978-0-486-81899-3
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OCLC Number:
988760525

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"Moving, incisive, and enduringly relevant writings by the African-American poet and feminist include her thoughts on the radical implications of self-love, living with cancer as well as essays on racism, lesbian culture, and political activism"--

The self-described black feminist lesbian mother poet used a mixture of prose, theory, poetry, and experience to interrogate oppressions and uplift marginalized communities. She was one of the first black feminists to target heteronormativity, and to encourage black feminists to expand their understanding of erotic pleasure. She amplified anti-oppression, even as breast cancer ravaged her ailing body. -- Evette Dionne, Bustle Magazine Winner of the 1988 Before Columbus Foundation National Book Award, this path-breaking collection of essays is a clarion call to build communities that nurture our spirit. Lorde announces the need for a radical politics of intersectionality while struggling to maintain her own faith as she wages a battle against liver cancer. From reflections …

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Subjects

  • Cancer
  • African American poets
  • American Poets
  • Patients
  • Breast
  • Feminists
  • Social conditions
  • African American lesbians
  • Biography

Places

  • United States