When I Dare to Be Powerful

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title When I Dare to Be Powerful
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Audre Lorde
SeriesPenguin Great Ideas
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:128
Dimensions(mm): Height 181,Width 111
ISBN/Barcode 9780241473153
ClassificationsDewey:513.54
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint Penguin Classics
Publication Date 24 September 2020
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Women so empowered are dangerous Written with a 'black woman's anger' and the precision of a poet, these searing pieces by the groundbreaking writer Audre Lorde are a celebration of female strength and solidarity, and a cry to speak out against those who seek to silence anyone they see as 'other'. GREAT IDEAS. Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are.

Author Biography

Audre Lorde was a writer, feminist and civil rights activist - or, as she famously put it, 'Black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet'. Born in New York in 1934, she had her first poem published while she was still in high school. After stints as a factory worker, ghost writer, social worker, X-ray technician, medical clerk, and arts and crafts supervisor, she became a librarian in Manhattan and gradually rose to prominence as a poet, essayist and speaker, anthologised by Langston Hughes, lauded by Adrienne Rich, and befriended by James Baldwin. She was made Poet Laureate of New York State in 1991, when she was awarded the Walt Whitman prize; she was also awarded honorary doctorates from Hunter, Oberlin and Haverford colleges. She died of cancer in 1992, aged 58.