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Audre Lorde

Audre Lorde, the daughter of Grenadian parents, was born on February 18, 1934 in Harlem, New York, where she was raised. Writing poems by the age of 12, she attended Hunter College High School, a school for gifted

Coal

by Audre Lorde (1934–92)

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I
is the total black, being spoken
From the earth's inside.
There are many kinds of open.
How a diamond comes into a knot of flame
How a sound comes into a word, coloured
By who pays what for speaking.
Some words are open
Like a diamond on glass windows

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