The Selected Works of Audre Lorde

Self-described “black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet” Audre Lorde is an unforgettable voice in twentieth-century literature, and one of the first to center the experiences of black, queer women. This essential reader showcases her indelible contributions to intersectional feminism, queer theory, and critical race studies in twelve landmark essays and more than sixty poemsselected and introduced by one of our most powerful contemporary voices on race and gender, Roxane Gay.

Among the essays included here are:

• “The Transformation of Silence into Language and Action”
• “The Masters Tools Will Never Dismantle the Masters House”
• “I Am Your Sister”
• Excerpts from the American Book AwardwinningA Burst of Light

The poems are drawn from Lordes nine volumes, includingThe Black Unicornand National Book Award finalistFrom a Land Where Other People Live. Among them are:

• “Martha”
• “A Litany for Survival”
• “Sister Outsider”
• “Making Love to Concrete”

September 8, 2020