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. Her prose is incisive, unflinching, and lyrical, reflecting struggle but ultimately offering messages of hope. 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. 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 . . . ” Publisher : Penguin Classics; First Edition Thus Release Date: February 25, 2020 Language : English Hardcover : 208 pages ISBN-10 : 0143134442 ISBN-13 : 978-0143134442 Item Weight : 9.6 ounces Dimensions : 5.3 x 0.78 x 8 inches Publisher : Crossing Press Release Date: August 1, 2007 Language : English Paperback : 192 pages ISBN-10 : 1580911862 ISBN-13 : 978-1580911863 Item Weight : 9 ounces Dimensions : 6 x 0.55 x 9 inches
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