Analysis Of A Woman Speaks By Audre Lorde

In 1968, a poet named Audre Lorde wrote poems to create space for ideas to be heard. She believed that poetry was an essential because it generated a language in which it expressed women’s desires and aspirations. During this time period, it was very difficult for women to voice their opinions and talk about their experiences to society. For this reason, Audre Lorde created a platform for women to be empowered and articulate that social change was vital. Audre Lorde wrote a poem called, “A Woman Speaks”, that describes independent women that have the right to do anything that a man does and introduces the idea that women aren’t given a chance to prosper in society, but they’re judged based upon their actions. There are many reasons why “A Woman