Summary Of Poetry Is Not A Luxury

The article “Poetry is Not a Luxury” by Audre Lorde talks about how important poetry can be to the human race. While most think poetry is just words put together, she romanticizes poetry into something much more. While she does say it is necessary for all, rather than a simple hobby; she tends to focus more on how it can affect the female race. The feminist theory is slowly weaved into this article. She allows us to believe that as an individual, my voice is who I am, who I can become. When women use their voices, they are able to break out of the silence that they have been bullied into by racist and sexist ideologies. We can use our voices to fight back rather than our strength.
The way I interpreted her article is that poetry is a necessity