Zami, a new Spelling of my Name

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Call Number: 921 Lorde, Audre, Black Studies 921 Lorde, Audre
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

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Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	921 Lorde, Audre	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	Black Studies 921 Lorde, Audre	4-week checkout	Due 10-23-2024

The poet, Audre Lorde, depicts her life and examines the influence of various women on her development.

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An autobiography submitted by Jen Chapin-Smith on July 23, 2013, 3:19pm "Zami: a new spelling of my name" is the autobiography of African-American and openly-Lesbian poet Audre Lorde. She story begins in Harlem, where Lorde grows up working class with two sisters. Lorde is legally blind as a child, yet manages to learn to read before going to school, which upsets the nuns who are her teachers.
Lorde's parents are immigrants, so the family experiences a great deal of oppression, including the effects of segregation. Yet their culture is rich, as are the descriptions of her life and home.