Your Silence Will Not Protect You: Essays and Poems
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- Author：Audre Lorde
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Summary
From The Guardian。 Oct。 4， 2017。 R。O。 Kwon
"Lorde seems prophetic， perhaps alive right now， writing in and about the US of 2017 in which a misogynist with white supremacist followers is president。 But she was born in 1934， published her first book of poetry in 1968， and died in 1992。 Black， lesbian and feminist; the child of immigrant parents; poet and essayist， writer and activist， Lorde knew about harbouring multitudes。 Political antagonists tried， for instance， to discredit her among black students by announcing her sexuality， and she decided: “The only way you can head people off from using who you are against you is to be honest and open first， to talk about yourself before they talk about you。” Over and over again， in the essays， speeches and poems collected in Your Silence Will Not Protect You， Lorde emphasises how important it is to speak up。 To give witness: “What are the words you do not yet have？ What do you need to say？ What are the tyrannies you swallow day by day and attempt to make your own， until you will sicken and die of them， still in silence？” '
"Lorde seems prophetic， perhaps alive right now， writing in and about the US of 2017 in which a misogynist with white supremacist followers is president。 But she was born in 1934， published her first book of poetry in 1968， and died in 1992。 Black， lesbian and feminist; the child of immigrant parents; poet and essayist， writer and activist， Lorde knew about harbouring multitudes。 Political antagonists tried， for instance， to discredit her among black students by announcing her sexuality， and she decided: “The only way you can head people off from using who you are against you is to be honest and open first， to talk about yourself before they talk about you。” Over and over again， in the essays， speeches and poems collected in Your Silence Will Not Protect You， Lorde emphasises how important it is to speak up。 To give witness: “What are the words you do not yet have？ What do you need to say？ What are the tyrannies you swallow day by day and attempt to make your own， until you will sicken and die of them， still in silence？” '
Reviews
Julia
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I’ve already read many of these pieces but this is a stunning curation。 Gaiman says that “books are the way the dead communicate with us，” and I feel Lorde speak to me through these pages and guide me home to myself。
ellie lace
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such a rockstar
Kendra bb
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Essays Use of Erotic & Conversation with Adrienne Rich were really powerful for me。 Didn't vibe too much with the poetry。 Essays Use of Erotic & Conversation with Adrienne Rich were really powerful for me。 Didn't vibe too much with the poetry。 。。。more
Eva Vandenberghe
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favoriete essays: 'uses of the erotic: the erotic as power' en 'the master's tools will never dismantle the master's house' favoriete essays: 'uses of the erotic: the erotic as power' en 'the master's tools will never dismantle the master's house' 。。。more
Andrea
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Estoy eternamente agradecida porque mucha de mi educación política feminista temprana provino de Audre Lorde。 Ella， junto con otras feministas negras， me enseñaron que no tiene sentido hablar solamente de género， sino también de raza y clase。 Construir desde la profunda creencia que todas nuestras luchas están conectadas y que no seremos libres hasta que todes lo sean ha sido un elemento fundamental en la manera en la que me acerco al activismo， a mi vida personal， a la imaginación política y a Estoy eternamente agradecida porque mucha de mi educación política feminista temprana provino de Audre Lorde。 Ella， junto con otras feministas negras， me enseñaron que no tiene sentido hablar solamente de género， sino también de raza y clase。 Construir desde la profunda creencia que todas nuestras luchas están conectadas y que no seremos libres hasta que todes lo sean ha sido un elemento fundamental en la manera en la que me acerco al activismo， a mi vida personal， a la imaginación política y a las luchas que abandero y acompaño。 Porque como se menciona en uno de los ensayos de este libro， there is no thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives。Estoy segura que voy a atesorar y volver mucho a este libro， el cual me siento muy afortunada por tener en físico。 。。。more
Madyson
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read this multiple times 。。 slays every time
Nick
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Solid collection of Audre’s essays and poetry！
Seona Chalana
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healing， but also a book that really makes you rethink what you know and how you carry yourself in this world。 i think this is one of those books that i’ll always come back to
Beth McClean
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Lorde is a beautiful writer who everybody should read。
Jemma
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Absolutely going to have to reread this 70000 more times
Patricia
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Vulnerable and insightful， deeply versed in addressing duality and discomfort。 Beautiful discussion of group dynamics， internalized oppression， and the experience of feeling unrecognized for your different way of seeing and feeling。 She points to how people， including feminists， fail to recognize the difference among women， whether due to racialised experiences or sexuality—applicable to the transgender movement as well。 Her assessment on intuition vs。 rationality is lovely and eye-opening。 It i Vulnerable and insightful， deeply versed in addressing duality and discomfort。 Beautiful discussion of group dynamics， internalized oppression， and the experience of feeling unrecognized for your different way of seeing and feeling。 She points to how people， including feminists， fail to recognize the difference among women， whether due to racialised experiences or sexuality—applicable to the transgender movement as well。 Her assessment on intuition vs。 rationality is lovely and eye-opening。 It inspired me to value myself more and to apply her philosophy of embracing difference within unity in various ways。 High recommend， as each essay is to-the-point and readable and distinct。 。。。more
angelinakahlo
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One of my new favorite authors。 Lorde's essays， poems and letters should be read in school！ Having a black， lesbian author as representation is of extreme importance， especially as a white women her writing helps me gain a better understanding of her experiences！ Her poems are breathtaking， I can't wait to read more of them！！ One of my new favorite authors。 Lorde's essays， poems and letters should be read in school！ Having a black， lesbian author as representation is of extreme importance， especially as a white women her writing helps me gain a better understanding of her experiences！ Her poems are breathtaking， I can't wait to read more of them！！ 。。。more
Holly Hillard
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In the midst of a world that is becoming increasingly more hostile to women， Audre Lorde gave me a spark of encouragement to keep going。
Hannah
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A collection of work I hold so dear to me。 Lorde is such a captivating writer and made me feel something， evoking such emotion that I always feel compelled to re read this again。
Elsa
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Perfection
Léa
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I enjoyed this from beginning to end。 It taught me a new side of feminism I hadn't considered entirely， so I would say mission accomplished。 I enjoyed this from beginning to end。 It taught me a new side of feminism I hadn't considered entirely， so I would say mission accomplished。 。。。more
Emma
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Note to self to come back to this book for the individual essays and poems when I need them， since this is not a book but a collection （a book shelf？）。 She wrote because she needed to and gave us the essential words we all continue to draw from today。
M
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4。5
Valerie Quintanilla
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Lorde’s piercing words are electric。 Eloquent。 Entrancing。 What mighty spirit。
Jake Paterson
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Stunning insight into intersectionality and attempting to find self-love amongst global suffering。 A voice like no other
Jill
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it was time to read lorde for myself and i encourage everyone to。 important works to read and sit with and be challenged by and return to （not read straight through like i can't help but do。） it was time to read lorde for myself and i encourage everyone to。 important works to read and sit with and be challenged by and return to （not read straight through like i can't help but do。） 。。。more
Marta Johansson
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W o wAktuell。 Slagkraftig。 Inspirerande。
Charlie
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4。5*
Greg Florez
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A great collection of essays and poems that demonstrate not just the power of a feminism that is radical and emancipatory but also the central role poetry can place in emancipatory struggles！
Leilani Aylward
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Brilliant。 I especially enjoyed the inclusion of both essays and poems， the essays definitely gave more context to the poems making them easier to understand and appreciate。
Zilla Novikov
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What is there to say？ There's a reason Audre Lorde is so famous。 It's rare a book of essays can drive me to tears， and anger， and hope， all at the same time。 Required reading for survival。 What is there to say？ There's a reason Audre Lorde is so famous。 It's rare a book of essays can drive me to tears， and anger， and hope， all at the same time。 Required reading for survival。 。。。more
Maya
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Just so good， of course。 Rereading Uses of the Erotic now:"Another way in which the erotic connection functions is the open and fearless underlining of my capacity for joy。 In the way my body stretches to music and opens into response， hearkening to its deepest rhythms， so every level upon which I sense also opens to the erotically satisfying experience， whether it is dancing， building a bookcase， writing a poem， examining an idea。 That self-connection shared is a measure of the joy which I know Just so good， of course。 Rereading Uses of the Erotic now:"Another way in which the erotic connection functions is the open and fearless underlining of my capacity for joy。 In the way my body stretches to music and opens into response， hearkening to its deepest rhythms， so every level upon which I sense also opens to the erotically satisfying experience， whether it is dancing， building a bookcase， writing a poem， examining an idea。 That self-connection shared is a measure of the joy which I know myself to be capable of feeling， a reminder of my capacity for feeling。 And that deep and irreplaceable knowledge of my capacity for joy comes to demand from all of my life that it be lived within the knowledge that such satisfaction is possible， and does not have to be called marriage， nor god， nor an afterlife。" 。。。more
Esther Kabwika
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absolutely incredible。 so poignant and informative。 i felt lorde's rage and pain in every single page and through the poetry there was this sort of passionate fire coursing through each line in each stanza unlike any other collection of poetry。 the essays were of course the main focus of the book and it really was dare i say， a religious experience which i will be reliving again and again。 absolutely incredible。 so poignant and informative。 i felt lorde's rage and pain in every single page and through the poetry there was this sort of passionate fire coursing through each line in each stanza unlike any other collection of poetry。 the essays were of course the main focus of the book and it really was dare i say， a religious experience which i will be reliving again and again。 。。。more
p。
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collections like this one - of works fundamental for understanding contemporary intersectional feminism and understanding black women - are difficult to review。 one some levels， suffice it to say that the writing demands to be read and re-read and memorised to the point i was itching to go and by my own copy so i can underline and annotate （how funny that only some books are worthy of this）。on another， i am a white woman audre lorde's work was never for nor about me but i would not have been a w collections like this one - of works fundamental for understanding contemporary intersectional feminism and understanding black women - are difficult to review。 one some levels， suffice it to say that the writing demands to be read and re-read and memorised to the point i was itching to go and by my own copy so i can underline and annotate （how funny that only some books are worthy of this）。on another， i am a white woman audre lorde's work was never for nor about me but i would not have been a whole person without it regardless。 in that aspect， lorde is an invaluable voice to be heard and to be listened to。 one - a feminist， an activist - cannot truly understand and practise intersectionality if they do not hear the voices that have historically be silent， and uplift them。 it is important to recognise our different experiences and not simply close our eyes for them but support our sisters in their unique struggles。works from lorde's essays that will particularly stick with me， i think， are 'the transformation of silence into language and action'， 'poetry is not a luxury'， 'uses of the erotic' and 'age， race， class and sex: women redefining difference'。 the thought that you must speak up， even if you are afraid of suffering， as you will suffer regardless - that struck me particularly deeply。as for her poetry， i am a poor poetry reader but i found 'martha'， 'a litany for survival'， 'afterimages' and 'need' very evocative and impactful。 。。。more
Brigid
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