SURVIVAL IS A PROMISE The Eternal Life of Audre Lorde

Alexis Pauline Gumbs narrates her unique biography of writer, intersectional feminist, and civil rights activist Audre Lorde in a quiet, musical voice that rings with wonder, love, and curiosity. Though the audiobook follows a more or less chronological pattern, that's all it has in common with a traditional biography. Gumbs uses a variety of lenses--earthquakes, gray whale songs, volcanoes, black holes, nutmeg, the typewriter--to explore different aspects of Lorde's life and relationships. Gumbs writes within a legacy of Black feminism that feels alive in both the depth and creativity of her scholarship and the intimacy of her voice. This audiobook feels like an extension of Lorde's work, a book-length biographical poem that illuminates the interconnectedness of climate change, poetry, lesbian love, mystery, political struggle, and more. A remarkable achievement and transcendent audiobook. L.S. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine [Published: OCTOBER 2024]