A review by elwirax
Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde

informative medium-paced

4.0

'What are the tyrannies you swallow day by day and attempt to make your own, until you will sicken and die of them, still in silence?'

'The white fathers told us: I think, therefore I am. The Black mother within each of us – the poet – whispers in our dreams: I feel, therefore I can be free.'

I adore Audre Lorde's writing, and her immense contribution to Black, lesbian and feminist writing is undeniable. 

Sister Outsider is a powerful and forward-thinking collection of essay and speeches discussing intersectionality and oppression. Lorde's exploration of race, feminism, sexuality and gender remain relevant and I would have loved to see how her insights might have evolved in lights of the recognition of diverse identities since her passing. Lorde's work leaves the reader with much to analyse, ponder and debate.