Coal by Audre Lorde
90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books
‘I am Black because I come from the earth’s inside
now take my word for jewel in the open light.’
Impassioned and profound, the poems in Coal showcase Audre Lorde in all her dazzling elegance and multiplicity. Mournful, celebratory, politically conscious, this early collection is a testament to Lorde’s beloved and hugely influential lyric voice, which faithfully captures the complex interiority of the self. These timeless poems resonate down the years.
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The Fire Next Time
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The Driver's Seat
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Chess
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The House of Hunger
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The Dream of a Ridiculous Man
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The Burial of the Rats
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The History of England by a Partial, Prejudiced and Ignorant Historian
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Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
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Where Everything is Music
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The Daemon Lover
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Can Socialists be Happy?
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The Blazing World
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A Dog's Heart
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A Short Guide to Towns Without a Past
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A Dill Pickle
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Why I am a Stoic
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Transformation
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Lamb to the Slaughter
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A Hunger-Artist
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The New Dress
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Secretary
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An Episode in the Life of a Landscape Painter
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Night Flight
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The Burned Sinner and the Harmonious Angels
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Thousand Cranes
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Paris France
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For Art and for Life
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After Midnight
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A Poet Can Survive Everything But a Misprint
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Whatever is Rational is Tolerable
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Horsie
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Some Japanese Ghosts
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The Rich Boy
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Unpacking My Library
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Tristessa
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To Read and Dream
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Family Happiness
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Lois the Witch
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The Story of an Hour
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Lady L.
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The Prose Edda
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The Umbrella
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No Coward Soul Is Mine
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Monkey King Makes Havoc in Heaven
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Requiem
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The Country of the Pointed Firs
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The Seducer’s Diary
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Closely Watched Trains
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A Lady in Kyoto
Audre Lorde was a writer, feminist and civil rights activist - or, as she famously put it, 'Black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet'. Born in New York in 1934, she had her first poem published while she was still in high school. After stints as a factory worker, ghost writer, social worker, X-ray technician, medical clerk, and arts and crafts supervisor, she became a librarian in Manhattan and gradually rose to prominence as a poet, essayist and speaker, anthologised by Langston Hughes, lauded by Adrienne Rich, and befriended by James Baldwin. She was made Poet Laureate of New York State in 1991, when she was awarded the Walt Whitman prize; she was also awarded honorary doctorates from Hunter, Oberlin and Haverford colleges. She died of cancer in 1992, aged 58.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780241752418 |
| ISBN 10 | 0241752418 |
| Title | Coal |
| Author | Audre Lorde |
| Series | Penguin Archive |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2025-04-17 |
| Number of pages | 112 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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