Maggie and Harmony kick off another Bite-Sized Bits decade by exploring "Martha" by Audre Lorde. Lorde, a famous feminist and American writer, is often not talked about enough when it comes to her poetry. "Martha," published in 1970, was her coming out piece. It explores death and rebirth, loss, coming out, and uncertainty as central themes. You can read it for yourself here: http://themirrorpoetry.blogspot.com/2018/08/martha-audre-lorde.html

In this episode:

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/audre-lorde

https://www.poemhunter.com/i/ebooks/pdf/audre_lorde_2012_3.pdf

https://sites.psu.edu/245spring2015/2015/04/30/audre-lorde-and-a-celebration-through-labels/

What we're reading:

On Beauty by Zadie Smith

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3679.On_Beauty

In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43317482-in-the-dream-house

Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand by Samuel R. Delany

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/85861.Stars_in_My_Pocket_Like_Grains_of_Sand

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by The-Terf-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2.Harry_Potter_and_the_Order_of_the_Phoenix

War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/656.War_and_Peace

What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker: A Memoir in Essays by Damon Young

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40651679-what-doesn-t-kill-you-makes-you-blacker

Are you feeling overwhelmed about racial inequality in the U.S.? We are too! Here's some resources we've found useful. If you have any additional resources you'd like to share feel free to email us at [email protected].

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dSf1PciW8-mmvdHlloG1HEUfwtWAsVIPhNz_eQmX5J0/edit?usp=sharing

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