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Collected Poems of Audre Lorde
Collected Poems of Audre Lorde | Audre Lorde
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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"
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Taylor
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Memories of powerful language and imagery…this volume takes us through the whole of the poet‘s life, reflecting on what has changed and how she has grown, with profound, slippery themes—rapidly shifting within one single poem—and narratives that are sometimes difficult to follow but still graspable.

You can feel how she set the tone for what popular poetry would go on to become. Oftentimes dense, I find it overwhelming as well as inspiring….

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Taylor

Some women wait for themselves
around the next corner
and call the empty spot peace
but the opposite of living
is only not living
and the stars do not care.

Some women wait for something
to change and nothing
does change
so they change
themselves.

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Taylor

The first time I touched my sister alive
I was sure the earth took note
but we were not new
false skin peeled off like gloves of fire
yoked flame I was
stripped to the tips of my fingers
her song written into my palms my nostrils my belly
welcome home
in a language I was pleased to relearn.

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Taylor

Father the year has fallen.
Leaves bedeck my careful flesh like stone.
One shard of brilliant summer pierced me
and remains.
By this only
unregenerate bone
I am not dead, but waiting.
When the last warmth is gone
I shall bear in the snow.

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GatheringBooks
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TheSpineView Great choice! I wonder if moon fires is the imagery the poet is using to describe desire? Hmmm... 🤔 2y
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Bibliobear
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“and when we speak we are afraid
our words will not be heard
nor welcomed
but when we are silent
we are still afraid

So it is better to speak
remembering
we were never meant to survive“

Remembering Audre Lorde on her birthday.

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merelybookish
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I am opting for intentions over resolutions this new year. And one of my reading intentions is to do a deeper dive into some poets I like but only know a little. I'm starting with Audre Lorde. No real plan or goal, just seeing where it takes me.
Here is the full text of Lorde's poem
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/Poems/42583/a-woman-speaks
#magic #poetrymatters @TheSpineView

TheSpineView Lovely! I love the line, "my magic is unwritten". ? 2y
Lesanne I really like opting for intentions as opposed to resolutions! I think I will adopt that as well 😊 2y
merelybookish @TheSpineView Yes! Magic was a fun prompt. 🧙 2y
merelybookish @Lesanne Lovely! I like that intentions are less pressure. 2y
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iamcourtneyb
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I love looking at pics of peoples‘ book stacks. I look to see which ones I‘ve read. I look to see what kinds of titles and authors the person chooses to get a feel for what that person might be like. Here are a few shots from some of my shelves ☺️

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arlenefinnigan
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This was a challenging read but well worth it. The language is really rich and dense, and often really oblique (I didn't quite 'get' a lot of it, I have to admit), but very powerful.

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arlenefinnigan
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Apparently the cricket isn't going so well. #BooksAndBooze

Dan_1988 @arlenefinnigan I like the idea of beer and books. But usually I have too many and forget what I‘ve read. By time I come back to reading, I‘m lost 🤣. So unfortunately for me, it‘s one or the other 4y
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arlenefinnigan
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arlenefinnigan
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arlenefinnigan
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Went for this instead.

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brandybear22
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I‘m more apt to appreciate poetry when I‘ve read it, aloud, and if to another person more vulnerably so.

Canter and tone, voice, pace, meaning.

Commentary. Pause [] touch

How I read, what you see, hear. Experience. Purpose or need. How can you say I speak not of my feelings? There they are, unshattered or broken. Bits mingling in the exchange. I can see them, right there, and you can reach and touch and that‘s a kind of conveyance, there.

kgriffith I‘m looking forward to our poem discussion tonight. ❤️ 5y
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Tanzy13
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SW-T So true 🙂 6y
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kgriffith
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Fellow #littens please welcome a newcomer to the family, @CeeVee 😍 CV posts about powerful poetry, social justice manifestos, and memoirs on ig, so of course Litsy is a natural platform progression, right? #LitsyWelcomeWagon

CeeVee ha. this is the very FIRST audre lorde poem i ever read. how‘d you know? 6y
kgriffith @CeeVee I didn‘t! 😍 6y
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erzascarletbookgasm
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Came across this beautiful poem by the activist, novelist and poet.
#quotsyfeb18 #soft

MelAnn Love this! Just discovered this poet recently ... one of my favorites! 6y
Cathythoughts Beautiful ❤️ 6y
tammysue Yes, beautiful! 6y
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PoetWarriors
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Bklover Welcome to Litsy! 6y
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Melmar
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slategreyskies Wow. Powerful quote. ❤️ 7y
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MMenefee
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... Today that 37 year old white man
with 13 years of police forcing
was set free
by eleven white men who said they were satisfied
justice had been done
and one Black Woman who said
“They convinced me” meaning
they had dragged her 4'10'' black Woman's frame
over the hot coals
of four centuries of white male approval
until she let go ...

Power by Audre Lorde at https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems-and-poets/poems/detail/53918

#litsypoetry365

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Pronounced_ing
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Spotted at Literati Bookstore, Ann Arbor, MI.

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Bibliogeekery
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Not watching the US debate because I simply can't handle it. I'm practicing self-care instead. Sending care, solidarity and love to those who are watching and listening 💓💓💓

Notafraidofwords I'm watching and I've had several heart attacks. I just can't. 7y
tpixie Lol. Pulse racing! 7y
merelybookish Excellent quotation! Also not watching. Reading instead. 7y
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Megabooks I can't watch either. 😱😱 7y
CarolynOliver I watched. Summary: That man is a nightmare. She slayed. 7y
lisakoby I watching SNL and pretending that's it's the debate. 7y
shawnmooney Hillary was awesome! 😍😍😍 7y
WhatDeeReads Same. I'd rather have my sanity in the morning. 7y
britt_brooke I haven't watched a single debate. 🙉🙈🙊 7y
JSW Same. My sanity is so important right now. ❤️ 7y
angrylilasian Can't. Won't. Don't need to. 😄 7y
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