Yesterday was the birthday of Audre Lorde, “black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet.” Her partner and friends gathered in tribute to this woman who remains an icon for so many. Watch Lorde’s friend, poet Sonia Sanchez, read her piece at the event.
In the video clip below, Lorde’s surviving partner, Dr. Gloria Joseph, introduces Sanchez. Sanchez shares the words she originally spoke at Lorde’s memorial service in 1993. They appear again as her contribution to the new “bio/anthology” of Lorde’s life, The Wind is Spirit, which I mentioned a few weeks ago. (See also ELIXHER’s nice interview with Linda Villarosa, whose new publishing company, Villarosa Media, is producing the book.)
The Wind is Spirit is not available at the usual online booksellers; get this rich, poetic, and deeply textured biography directly from the publisher.
(Via Medium.)