Audre Lorde Biography

Audre Lorde biography

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NAME: Audre Lorde
OCCUPATION: Poet
BIRTH DATE: February 18, 1934
DEATH DATE: November 17, 1992
EDUCATION: Hunter College, Columbia University
PLACE OF BIRTH: New York, New York
PLACE OF DEATH: St. Croix (U.S. Virgin Islands)
Nickname: Gamba Adisa
Full Name: Audre Geraldine Lorde
AKA: Audre Lorde

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Audre Lorde wrote the poetry collections From a Land Where Other People Live (1973) and The Black Unicorn (1978), as well as memoirs like A Burst of Light (1988).

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Instead, she considered herself—and other women like her—to be warriors. The cancer later spread to her liver and this latest battle with the disease informs the essay collection, A Burst of Light (1989). This time, she chose to pursue alternative treatments rather than to opt for more surgery.

Audre Lorde battled cancer for more than a decade and spent her last few years living in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Around this time, she took an African name,

Gamba Adisa, meaning "she who makes her meaning clear."

Audre Lorde died on November 17, 1992, on the island of St. Croix, the largest of the U.S. Virgin Islands. Over her long career, Lorde received numerous accolades, including an American Book Award for A Burst of Life in 1989. She is remembered today for being a great warrior poet who valiantly fought many personal and political battles with her words.