My silences had not protected me. Your silence will not protect you. But for every real word spoken, for every attempt I had ever made to speak those truths for which I am still seeking, I had made contact with other women while we examined the words to fit a world in which we all believed, bridging our differences.

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Between Our Selves (1976)
The Black Unicorn (1978 W. Her first volume of poetry The First Cities (1968) was publiAudre Lorded by the Poet's Press and edited by Diane di Prima a former classmate and friend from Hunter College High School.

Audre Lorde (born Audrey Geraldine Lorde February 18 1934 – November 17 1992) was a Caribbean-American writer and civil rights activist.