The Marvelous Arithmetics of Distance Poems, 1987-1992 [Paperback]

This collection, 39 poems written between 1987 and 1992, is the final volume by a major American poet whose concerns are international, and whose words have left their mark on many lives, in the words of Adrienne Rich. Audre Lorde (1934-1992) was the author of ten volumes of poetry and five works of prose. She was named New York State Poet in 1991; her other honors include the Manhattan Borough Presidents Award for Excellence in the Arts.This volume resonates with some of the finest poems Audre Lorde ever wrote: sinewy, lyrical, celebratory even in the face of death, and always political in the best sense. Now the poet is gonebut the work lives, and sings. Robin Morgan