May 2024: Zami: A New Spelling of My Name by Audre Lorde

Our May book is Zami: A New Spelling of My Name (256 pages), a biomythography by American writer, professor, philosopher, intersectional feminist, poet and civil rights activist Audre Lorde. Join us for the discussion on May 8th, 2024 at Second Line Brewing.

Audre Lorde was a self-described "black, lesbian, feminist, socialist, mother, warrior, poet" who dedicated her life and talents to confronting all forms of injustice, as she believed there could be "no hierarchy of oppressions".

Zami started a new genre that the author calls biomythography, which combines history, biography, and myth. In the text, Lorde writes that "Zami" is "a Carriacou name for women who work together as friends and lovers", noting that Carriacou is the Caribbean island from which her mother immigrated. The name proves fitting: Lorde begins Zami writing that she owes her power and strength to the women in her life, and much of the book is devoted to detailed portraits of other women.

Social half-hour starts at 6:30 and the book discussion starts around 7:00.
We will be inside in the usual room - the tasting room. It's inside, past the bar, up the stairs, left through the door, and past the restrooms. Ask at the bar for directions. Second Line should have a food truck/ vendor out there or you can bring your own.