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050 00 $aPS3562.O75$bZ66 2004
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100 1 $aDe Veaux, Alexis,$d1948-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85139789
245 10 $aWarrior poet :$ba biography of Audre Lorde /$cAlexis De Veaux.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bW.W. Norton,$c[2004], ©2004.
300 $axviii, 446 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :$billustrations ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 425-436) and index.
520 1 $a"During her lifetime, Audre Lorde (1934-1992) created a mythic identity for herself that retains its vitality to this day. Alexis De Veaux demystifies Lorde's iconic status, charting her childhood in Harlem in the conservative household of Caribbean-immigrant parents; her early marriage to a white, gay man with whom she had two children; her emergence as an outspoken, black, feminist, lesbian poet; and her canonization as a seminal poet of American literature. Lorde's restless search for a spiritual home finally brought her to the island of St. Croix in 1986, where she died after a decade-long battle with breast cancer." "Drawing on the private archives of the poet's estate, personal journals, and interviews with members of Lorde's family, friends, and lovers, De Veaux asserts the cultural legacy of a woman who personified the defining civil rights struggles of the twentieth century. Lorde has become a symbol of literary success in American culture, not only for black women but also for African American artists, first-generation immigrants, feminists and lesbians, and cancer survivors. This biography is remarkable not just for being the first of its kind but also as an inspirational story of a courageous and truly free thinker, who made her voice heard despite the overwhelming majority and who left an indelible mark on American society. De Veaux pays homage to this warrior poet by detailing her strengths and her frailties, the humanity behind the icon."--BOOK JACKET.
600 10 $aLorde, Audre.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50042298
650 0 $aPoets, American$y20th century$vBiography.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008109267
650 0 $aFeminists$zUnited States$vBiography.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008103671
650 0 $aLesbians$zUnited States$vBiography.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008106909
650 0 $aAfrican American lesbians$vBiography.
650 0 $aAfrican American poets$vBiography.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007100749
650 0 $aAfrican American women$vBiography.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008117552
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0410/2003023349.html
852 00 $bbar$hPS3562.O75$iZ66 2004
852 00 $bglx$hPS3562.O75$iZ66 2004