The Resource A burst of light : and other essays, Audre Lorde ; foreword by Sonia Sanchez
A burst of light : and other essays, Audre Lorde ; foreword by Sonia Sanchez
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- Summary
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- ""The self-described black feminist lesbian mother poet used a mixture of prose, theory, poetry, and experience to interrogate oppressions and uplift marginalized communities. She was one of the first black feminists to target heteronormativity, and to encourage black feminists to expand their understanding of erotic pleasure. She amplified anti-oppression, even as breast cancer ravaged her ailing body."--Evette Dionne, Bustle Magazine Winner of the 1988 Before Columbus Foundation National Book Award, this path-breaking collection of essays is a clarion call to build communities that nurture our spirit. Lorde announces the need for a radical politics of intersectionality while struggling to maintain her own faith as she wages a battle against liver cancer. From reflections on her struggle with the disease to thoughts on lesbian sexuality and African-American identity in a straight white man's world, Lorde's voice remains enduringly relevant in today's political landscape. Those who practice and encourage social justice activism frequently quote her exhortation, "Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare." In addition to the journal entries of "A Burst of Light: Living with Cancer," this edition includes an interview, "Sadomasochism: Not About Condemnation," and three essays, "I Am Your Sister: Black Women Organizing Across Sexualities," "Apartheid U.S.A.," and "Turning the Beat Around: Lesbian Parenting 1986," as well as a new Foreword by Sonia Sanchez. "When I don't know what to do, I turn to the Lorde."--Alexis Pauline Gumbs, Bitch Media"--
- "Moving, incisive, and enduringly relevant writings by the African-American poet and feminist include her thoughts on the radical implications of self-love, living with cancer as well as essays on racism, lesbian culture, and political activism"--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- Ixia Press edition.
- Extent
- ix, 133 pages
- Note
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- "First published in Family Pictures, Broadside Press, in 1970."
- Originally published: Ithaca, N.Y. : Firebrand Books, ©1988
- Contents
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- Sadomasochism: not about condemnation
- I am your sister: Black women organizing across sexualities
- Apartheid U.S.A.
- Turning the beat around: lesbian parenting 1986
- A burst of light: living with cancer
- Isbn
- 9780486818993
- Label
- A burst of light : and other essays
- Title
- A burst of light
- Title remainder
- and other essays
- Statement of responsibility
- Audre Lorde ; foreword by Sonia Sanchez
- Language
- eng
- Summary
-
- ""The self-described black feminist lesbian mother poet used a mixture of prose, theory, poetry, and experience to interrogate oppressions and uplift marginalized communities. She was one of the first black feminists to target heteronormativity, and to encourage black feminists to expand their understanding of erotic pleasure. She amplified anti-oppression, even as breast cancer ravaged her ailing body."--Evette Dionne, Bustle Magazine Winner of the 1988 Before Columbus Foundation National Book Award, this path-breaking collection of essays is a clarion call to build communities that nurture our spirit. Lorde announces the need for a radical politics of intersectionality while struggling to maintain her own faith as she wages a battle against liver cancer. From reflections on her struggle with the disease to thoughts on lesbian sexuality and African-American identity in a straight white man's world, Lorde's voice remains enduringly relevant in today's political landscape. Those who practice and encourage social justice activism frequently quote her exhortation, "Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare." In addition to the journal entries of "A Burst of Light: Living with Cancer," this edition includes an interview, "Sadomasochism: Not About Condemnation," and three essays, "I Am Your Sister: Black Women Organizing Across Sexualities," "Apartheid U.S.A.," and "Turning the Beat Around: Lesbian Parenting 1986," as well as a new Foreword by Sonia Sanchez. "When I don't know what to do, I turn to the Lorde."--Alexis Pauline Gumbs, Bitch Media"--
- "Moving, incisive, and enduringly relevant writings by the African-American poet and feminist include her thoughts on the radical implications of self-love, living with cancer as well as essays on racism, lesbian culture, and political activism"--
- Assigning source
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- Provided by publisher
- Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- autobiography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Lorde, Audre
- Dewey number
- 814/.54
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PS3562.O75
- LC item number
- Z463 2017
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Lorde, Audre
- Poets, American
- Breast
- African American lesbians
- Feminists
- African American poets
- Label
- A burst of light : and other essays, Audre Lorde ; foreword by Sonia Sanchez
- Note
-
- "First published in Family Pictures, Broadside Press, in 1970."
- Originally published: Ithaca, N.Y. : Firebrand Books, ©1988
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Sadomasochism: not about condemnation -- I am your sister: Black women organizing across sexualities -- Apartheid U.S.A. -- Turning the beat around: lesbian parenting 1986 -- A burst of light: living with cancer
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Edition
- Ixia Press edition.
- Extent
- ix, 133 pages
- Isbn
- 9780486818993
- Lccn
- 2017021159
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other control number
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- 14533006
- 99973721908
- System control number
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- ocn988760525
- (OCoLC)988760525
- 1001454
- Label
- A burst of light : and other essays, Audre Lorde ; foreword by Sonia Sanchez
- Note
-
- "First published in Family Pictures, Broadside Press, in 1970."
- Originally published: Ithaca, N.Y. : Firebrand Books, ©1988
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Sadomasochism: not about condemnation -- I am your sister: Black women organizing across sexualities -- Apartheid U.S.A. -- Turning the beat around: lesbian parenting 1986 -- A burst of light: living with cancer
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Edition
- Ixia Press edition.
- Extent
- ix, 133 pages
- Isbn
- 9780486818993
- Lccn
- 2017021159
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
-
- 14533006
- 99973721908
- System control number
-
- ocn988760525
- (OCoLC)988760525
- 1001454
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