Name/TitleZami: A New Spelling of My Name
MakerLorde, Audre
Maker RoleAuthor
About this objectPaperback book: 'Zami: A New Spelling of My Name' by Audre Lorde, signed by the author. The blurb states: 'Zami is a young black girl growing up in Harlem in the thirties; we follow her through to Greenwich Village in the fifties where she lives as a 'gay-girl'. We become involved in the child's perception of Pearl Harbour; and later, the woman's vision of the McCarthy era.'
Partly digitised (14 pages incl. front pages, acknowledgements, prologue and epilogue)
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, paper
MeasurementsH: 198 x W: 130 x D: 17 mm
Date Made1984
Period1980s
Place MadeEngland, London
PublisherSheba Feminist Publishers
Publication Date1984
Publication PlaceEngland, London
PublisherPersephone Press, Inc
Publication PlaceUSA, Watertown MA
Subject and Association Descriptionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audre_Lorde:
Audre Lorde (/ˈɔːdri ˈlɔːrd/; born Audrey Geraldine Lorde; February 18, 1934 – November 17, 1992) was an American writer, womanist, radical feminist, professor, and civil rights activist. She was a self-described "black, lesbian, feminist, socialist, mother, warrior, poet" who "dedicated both her life and her creative talent to confronting and addressing injustices of racism, sexism, classism, and homophobia."
As a poet, she is well known for technical mastery and emotional expression, as well as her poems that express anger and outrage at civil and social injustices she observed throughout her life. As a spoken word artist, her delivery has been called powerful, melodic, and intense by the Poetry Foundation. Her poems and prose largely deal with issues related to civil rights, feminism, lesbianism, illness and disability, and the exploration of black female identity.
Lorde's deeply personal book Zami: A New Spelling of My Name (1982), subtitled a "biomythography", chronicles her childhood and adulthood. The narrative deals with the evolution of Lorde's sexuality and self-awareness.
Subject and Association KeywordsFeminism, feminist movement
Subject and Association KeywordsLGBTQ+
Subject and Association Keywordssex, sexuality
Subject and Association KeywordsBlack women writers
Subject and Association Keywordscivil rights
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeBook
ISBN/ISSN0-907179-26-6
Object numberGWL-2023-16
Spine LabelZami: A New Spelling of My Name ~ Audre Lorde ~ Sheba
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved