CLOSE READ | The Selected Works of Audre Lorde
Join us for a close reading of poems and an essay from The Selected Works of Audre Lorde, organized in collaboration with HTX MADE PRESENTS ahead of our screening of A Litany for Survival: The Life and Work of Audre Lorde at the DeLUXE Theater.
ABOUT THE BOOK
A definitive selection of Audre Lorde’s "intelligent, fierce, powerful, sensual, provocative, indelible" (Roxane Gay) prose and poetry, for a new generation of readers.
Self-described "black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet" Audre Lorde is an unforgettable voice in twentieth-century literature, and one of the first to center the experiences of black, queer women. This essential reader showcases her indelible contributions to intersectional feminism, queer theory, and critical race studies in twelve landmark essays and more than sixty poems—selected and introduced by one of our most powerful contemporary voices on race and gender, Roxane Gay.
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CLOSE READ is a literacy-focused program dedicated to strengthening reading comprehension, annotation and analysis skills. It's not a book club, as pre-reading is encouraged but not required. The program is designed to meet readers of all levels where they are.
Attendees are asked to bring a note-taking tool. Digital and printed copies of the selections for focus will be provided.