Audre Lorde is April 17 Poet of the Day. She described herself as “black, lesbin, mother, warrior, poet.” Read about this Caribbean American poet and novelist here.
Additional resources on Audre Lorde:
Poets.Org: http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/306
Poetry Foundation: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/audre-lorde
Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, celebrated its second annual Audre Lorde Week February 3-8, 2014: http://tulane.edu/news/newwave/013114_lorde.cfm
Media Trailer on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diHzbQNyO2k