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Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches (Crossing Press Feminist Series) Paperback – August 1, 2007

by Audre Lorde (Author), Cheryl Clarke (Foreword)

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Presenting the essential writings of black lesbian poet and feminist writer Audre Lorde, Sister Outsider celebrates an influential voice in twentieth-century literature.

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...”

“[Lorde's] works will be important to those truly interested in growing up sensitive, intelligent, and aware.”
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"An eye-opener"
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"[Sister Outsider is] another indication of the depth of analysis that black women writers are contributing to feminist thought."
- Barbara Christian, PhD, author of Black Feminist Criticism: Perspectives on Black Women Writers

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* The classic collection of 15 essays and speeches by the prominent black lesbian feminist writer Audre Lorde, reissued with a new foreword by Cheryl Clarke. * Required reading in many cultural theory, literary criticism, gay/lesbian studies, and women's studies programs at universities. * Includes landmark essays such as "Uses of the Erotic" and "Poetry Is Not a Luxury" and a seminal dialogue between Lorde and poet Adrienne Rich.

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Series: Crossing Press Feminist Series
Paperback: 192 pages
Publisher: Crossing Press; Reprint edition (August 1, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1580911862
ISBN-13: 978-1580911863
Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 0.6 x 9 inches
Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 56 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,405 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #7 in Books > Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Books > LGBT Studies
- #26 in Books > Politics & Social Sciences > Women's Studies > Feminist Theory
- #57 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Essays & Correspondence > Essays

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February 15, 2018

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Reading Audre Lorde in 2017 is both a revelation and a tragedy. A revelation because her writing is fresh, her language incomparable, her ideas transgressive, and her suggestions helpful and full of light. A tragedy because so little has changed since late 1970s-early 1980s for women, for people of color, for the 99-ers, in the school to prison pipeline, in the patterns of privilege, in the violence, in the internalized misogyny and racism. Audre Lorde was, truly, as great and passionate a critic of modernity as James Baldwin, and I sincerely hope that she gets the audience, too, albeit posthumously.
What a great woman!

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An Amazing Book

September 9, 2016

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As a Black female living in America, I could relate to a lot of what she said and she raised a lot of important points. Most importantly, she made me think. I enjoyed reading it. Unfortunately, there were a few parts that I had trouble understanding so I need to read it again, but the book is fantastic. She wrote wonderful letters, speeches, and essays. I'm looking forward to reading her poems. 'Definitely recommended.

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5 A work I'm glad to have read in its entirety

April 25, 2018

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4.5 A work I'm glad to have read in its entirety, after only having read selected essays. "The Uses of Anger", "Uses of the Erotic", "Poetry is Not a Luxury" (esp for me, so alienated from poetry) in particular will stay with me for a long time. Sad to see how so many of these issues, especially regarding the relationship between white women and black women, have seemingly not progressed one bit.

Angry and Conscious

January 13, 2013

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This book pieces together many sources that create a fairly comprehensive picture of Audre Lorde. She makes one of the more compelling cases for why anger should be in the arsenal of minority-status groups, which is something I'm always struggling with in feminism, Black feminism, et al.

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Excellent essays!

April 25, 2018

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Classic Audre Lorde essays that get at the heart of race and gender. A must read!

Grethel Parkins

One of the most powerful books I have ever read!

November 22, 2014

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I have searched long and hard for a book that reflects my search for myself that was hidden beneath half century of self hate and fear of being the outsider. Audre's book spoke to and from my heart.
I recommend this book to women of color who know there is a deeper, more eternal power within them that must be tapped into for our survival as women.

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May 22, 2008

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I wish I'd read this book 30 years ago when it came out. It's still as relevant today as it was then--and in many ways just as revolutionary. I'm not black, but it applies to anyone who does not run with the crowd and has a strong desire to look at things honestly in spite of the personal discomfort involved. Things need to change in the US--we need to see ourselves as in this thing together(life, the "American experiment"),and this book drives that home.

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November 11, 2017

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It's become one of my favourite books already, it's so beautifully written. This book is for everyone, not just women, not just blacks, and not just lesbians. Its a definite must read

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Thank You Audre

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She's a Brilliant writer and thinker

Incredible. She's a Brilliant writer and thinker.

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Great material if you want to learn more about intersectionality

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essential reading for feminists and gender studies majors. this book has a lot of writings to learn from

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Audre Lorde is Queen

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