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Playing the Long Game with Lorde and Parker

Playing the Long Game with Lorde and Parker

FromThe Librarian Is In


Playing the Long Game with Lorde and Parker

FromThe Librarian Is In

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Length:
38 minutes
Released:
Mar 7, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Audre Lorde and Pat Parker were close friends who fought fiercely for social justice. In this episode, Frank and Gwen discuss a powerful book of letters between the two Black feminist poets.  Book Recommendation Sister Love: The Letters of Audre Lorde and Pat Parker 1974-1989, ed. by Julie Ensure More by Audre Lorde and Pat Parker: The Complete Works of Pat Parker, ed. by Julie Enszer Zami: A New Spelling of My Name by Audre Lorde The Collected Poems of Audre Lorde  includes the poem "Power" mentioned in the epsiode. I Am Your Sister: Collected and Unpublished Writings of Audre Lorde  includes the essay "There is No Heriarchy of Oppression" Also check out "Sinister Wisdom," the journal that published Sister Love, for links to articles about the book.   Pat Parker recording of "For Straight Folks Who Don't Mind Gays But Wish They Weren't So Blatant" from the album "Where Would I Be Without You: The Poetry of Pat Parker and Judy Grahn." © Anastasia Dunham-Parker-Brady and the Estate of Pat Parker, 2019, used with permission.
Released:
Mar 7, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

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