The Black Unicorn
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The Black Unicorn is a seminal 1978 poetry collection by Audre Lorde that explores Black womanhood, identity, and mythology through powerful, lyrical verse.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Black Unicorn canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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poetry collection ⓘ |
| addresses |
historical erasure of Black women’s experiences
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silencing of Black women ⓘ |
| author | Audre Lorde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
creative power of language
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self-definition ⓘ |
| employs | imagery of magic and transformation ⓘ |
| explores | intersection of race, gender, and sexuality ⓘ |
| focusesOn | voices of Black women ⓘ |
| followedBy | Chosen Poems: Old and New NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| form | lyrical verse ⓘ |
| genre | poetry ⓘ |
| influenced | contemporary Black feminist poets ⓘ |
| isSeminalWorkIn |
African American poetry
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Black feminist literature ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Black Arts Movement
NERFINISHED
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Black feminism ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
African diaspora
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Black womanhood ⓘ feminism ⓘ identity ⓘ lesbian identity ⓘ motherhood ⓘ mythology ⓘ power and resistance ⓘ |
| notablePoem |
“A Woman Speaks”
NERFINISHED
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“Coal” NERFINISHED ⓘ “From the House of Yemanjá” ⓘ “The Black Unicorn” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Audre Lorde bibliography ⓘ |
| precededBy | Coal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| publisher | W. W. Norton & Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
confessional
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mythopoetic ⓘ politically engaged ⓘ |
| subjectOf | literary criticism ⓘ |
| taughtIn | university literature courses ⓘ |
| uses |
African and Afro-Caribbean mythological figures
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goddess imagery ⓘ |
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