Books by Audre Lorde
“Sister Outsider continues to influence, which speaks to the power of Audre Lorde’s work. The fact that she was a black lesbian poet makes her work especially resonant now. I love quoting Audre Lorde when she talks about anger and I especially appreciate her work about intersectional feminism.” Read more...
Mona Eltahawy, Journalist
The Black Unicorn
by Audre Lorde
This is considered to be her most revealing work and the apex of her poetic and personal vision. Poet and critic Adrienne Rich said these are ‘poems of elemental wildness and healing, nightmare and lucidity’.
Interviews where books by Audre Lorde were recommended
Jackie Kay recommends the best books of Poetry
The Scottish poet and novelist Jacki Kay chooses a life-affirming anthology and celebrates new female voices, contemporary black British talent and a poet with a quirky take on everything.
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Woman at Point Zero
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This Bridge Called My Back, Fourth Edition: Writings by Radical Women of Color
by Cherríe Moraga and Gloria Anzaldúa (editors) -
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Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches
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A Small Key Can Open A Large Door: The Rojava Revolution
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Some of Us Did Not Die: New and Selected Essays
by June Jordan
The best books on Patriarchy, recommended by Mona Eltahawy
The best books on Patriarchy, recommended by Mona Eltahawy
If you looked up patriarchy in a dictionary, the definition probably wouldn’t correspond with what most feminists and activists mean by it today. Here, Mona Eltahawy—journalist, activist and author of The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls—explains what it’s all about, why its tentacles are everywhere, and what to read to understand more about it.
