Coal
Author: Lorde, Audre
ISBN: 9780241782965
Publisher: Penguin UK
Year first published: 14 Jul 2026
Pages: 96
Format: Paperback / softback
A beloved and ground-breaking collection by the legendary poet, writer and political activist
'I am Black because I come from the earth's inside
now take my word for jewel in the open light.'
Impassioned and profound, the poems in Coal showcase Audre Lorde in all her dazzling elegance and multiplicity. Mournful, celebratory, politically conscious, this early collection faithfully captures the complex interiority of the self. With insight and great feeling, these poems explore racial and sexual politics, liberation and love; they are strongly autobiographical (including poems about Lorde's children, her sister and her parents, as well as an elegy for a dear childhood friend). These timeless poems resonate down the years.
ISBN: 9780241782965
Publisher: Penguin UK
Year first published: 14 Jul 2026
Pages: 96
Format: Paperback / softback
A beloved and ground-breaking collection by the legendary poet, writer and political activist
'I am Black because I come from the earth's inside
now take my word for jewel in the open light.'
Impassioned and profound, the poems in Coal showcase Audre Lorde in all her dazzling elegance and multiplicity. Mournful, celebratory, politically conscious, this early collection faithfully captures the complex interiority of the self. With insight and great feeling, these poems explore racial and sexual politics, liberation and love; they are strongly autobiographical (including poems about Lorde's children, her sister and her parents, as well as an elegy for a dear childhood friend). These timeless poems resonate down the years.
