Audre Lorde

Audre Lorde was an influential American poet, essayist, and civil rights activist known for her work addressing issues of race, gender, and sexuality.

"In our work and in our living, we must recognize that difference is a reason for celebration and growth, rather than a reason for destruction."

Audre Lorde

"Delicate in every way but oneGod knows we like archaic kinds of funChance is the only game I play with, babyWe let our battles choose us."

Audre Lorde

"We have to consciously study how to be tender with each other until it becomes a habit because what was native has been stolen from us, the love of Black women for each other."

Audre Lorde