Title: The Marvelous Arithmetics of Distance
Subtitle: poems 1987-1992
First published: 1993
Description: 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 President’s Award for Excellence in the Arts. The Marvelous Arithmetics of Distance was nominated for a National Book Critics Circle Award in 1994.
Subjects: Poetry (poetic works by one author), LGBTQ poetry, Lambda Literary Awards, Lambda Literary Award Winner
LC classification: PS3562.O75 M37 1993