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: Essays and Speeches is a collection of essential essays and speeches written by Audre Lorde, a writer who focuses on the particulars of her identity: Black woman, lesbian, poet, activist, cancer survivor, mother, and feminist. 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. Sister Outsider, a collection of essays and speeches by the pioneering feminist Audre Lorde, is one of my all-time-favorite books. These poems and the essays in Sister Outsider stress Lordes oft-stated theme of continuity, particularly of the geographical and intellectual link between Dahomey, Africa, and her emerging self. “ works will be important to those truly interested in growing up sensitive, intelligent, and aware.”- The New York Times The title Sister Outsider finds its source in her poetry collection The Black Unicorn (1978). Presenting the essential writings of black lesbian poet and feminist writer Audre Lorde, Sister Outsider celebrates an influential voice in twentieth-century literature.
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