Zami: A New Spelling of My Name // A Biomythography

ZAMI is a fast-moving chronicle. From the authors vivid childhood memories in Harlem to her coming of age in the late 1950s, the nature of Audre Lordes work is cyclical. It especially relates the linkage of women who have shaped her…Lorde brings into play her craft of lush description and characterization. It keeps unfolding page after page. Off Our Backs

A writer, activist, and mother of two, Audre Lorde grew up in 1930s Harlem. She earned a masters degree in library science from Columbia University, received a National Endowment for the Arts grant for poetry, and was New York States Poet Laureate from 1991 to 1993. She is the author of twelve books, including ZAMI and THE BLACK UNICORN. Lorde died of cancer at the age of fifty-eight in 1992.

• Paperback:256 pages
• Publisher:Crossing Press (January 1, 1982)
• Language:English
• ISBN-10:0895941228
• ISBN-13:9780895941220
• Product Dimensions:6 x 0.8 x 8.9 inches
• Shipping Weight:12.6 ounces