Zami: A New Spelling of My Name

Zami: A New Spelling of My Name
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Author	Audre Lorde
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	Biomythography
Published	1982 (Persephone Press)
Media type	Print (Hardback & Paperback)
ISBN	0-89594-122-8
OCLC	18190883
LC Class	PS3562.O75 Z23x 1982b

Zami: A New Spelling of My Name is a 1982 biomythography by American poet Audre Lorde. It started a new genre that the author calls biomythography, which combines history, biography, and myth.^[1] 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.^[2] 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.^[2]

^ Daniell, Rosemary (1982-12-19). "THE POET WHO FOUND HER OWN WAY". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
^ ^a ^b Lorde, Audre (1982). Zami: A New Spelling of My Name. New York: Crossing Press. ISBN 978-0-89594-123-7.

[1] Daniell, Rosemary (1982-12-19). "THE POET WHO FOUND HER OWN WAY". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-01-31.

[book-2] Lorde, Audre (1982). Zami: A New Spelling of My Name. New York: Crossing Press. ISBN 978-0-89594-123-7.

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