Audrey Geraldine Lorde Essay
Isidore E. Sharpe
Professor Tracy Moore
ENG 104: 20th Century African American Authors and Poets
31 August 2017
Mid-term
Audrey Geraldine Lorde was also known by her African name, Gamba Adisa, which means "Warrior. Born on February 18, 1934, in a culturally-rich atmosphere of New York City. Audrey was the daughter of Caribbean immigrants who made their home in Harlem, New York. Harlem was not only a safe for Audrey and her family, but also became a safe haven for thousands of oppressed African-Americans from the rural South. Harlem, New York was also titled the "Renaissance," the very hometown of the "New Negro." Surly, Harlem’s culture had an influence upon Audrey future in strong open expressions of poetry. She even dropped the “y” from the end of her name at a young age, to set a standard of self-determination, independence as well as, individuality.
By the time Audre was four years old, she knew how to read and write. She was influence by her mother's stories about the West Indies. So, in the …show more content…
She classified herself as "Black lesbian, mother, warrior, and poet." Lorde was one “Who Makes Her Meaning Clear." She was the voice that spoke against African-Americans civil rights, anti-war, and feminist movements, such as oppression of women, gays and lesbians rights. Audre first book of poetry, “The First Cities” was published in 1968; this book declared her as a voice for people suffering from the judgmental and closed minds of society. Dudley Randall a poet and critic, declared in his reviews, that Lorde "does not wave a black flag, but stood firm in her blackness. During her tenue as a professor at Tougaloo College in Mississippi, she wrote her book, “Cables to Rage,” which mainly addressed the subjects of love, betrayal, childbirth and the complexities of raising
Professor Tracy Moore
ENG 104: 20th Century African American Authors and Poets
31 August 2017
Mid-term
Audrey Geraldine Lorde was also known by her African name, Gamba Adisa, which means "Warrior. Born on February 18, 1934, in a culturally-rich atmosphere of New York City. Audrey was the daughter of Caribbean immigrants who made their home in Harlem, New York. Harlem was not only a safe for Audrey and her family, but also became a safe haven for thousands of oppressed African-Americans from the rural South. Harlem, New York was also titled the "Renaissance," the very hometown of the "New Negro." Surly, Harlem’s culture had an influence upon Audrey future in strong open expressions of poetry. She even dropped the “y” from the end of her name at a young age, to set a standard of self-determination, independence as well as, individuality.
By the time Audre was four years old, she knew how to read and write. She was influence by her mother's stories about the West Indies. So, in the …show more content…
She classified herself as "Black lesbian, mother, warrior, and poet." Lorde was one “Who Makes Her Meaning Clear." She was the voice that spoke against African-Americans civil rights, anti-war, and feminist movements, such as oppression of women, gays and lesbians rights. Audre first book of poetry, “The First Cities” was published in 1968; this book declared her as a voice for people suffering from the judgmental and closed minds of society. Dudley Randall a poet and critic, declared in his reviews, that Lorde "does not wave a black flag, but stood firm in her blackness. During her tenue as a professor at Tougaloo College in Mississippi, she wrote her book, “Cables to Rage,” which mainly addressed the subjects of love, betrayal, childbirth and the complexities of raising