In celebration of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day (March 8), we’re showcasing one of writer, educator, intersectional feminist, poet, civil rights activist, and former New York public school librarian Audre Lorde’s (1934–1992) early collections of poetry. From a Land Where Other People Live was published in 1973 by Detroit’s groundbreaking Broadside Press. This independent press was founded in 1965 by poet, University of Detroit librarian, and Detroit’s first poet laureate Dudley Randall (1914-2000) with the mission to publish the leading African American poetry of the time in a well-designed format that was also "accessible to the widest possible audience." A comprehensive catalog of Broadside Press’s impressive roster of artists (including Gwendolyn Brooks, Nikki Giovanni, and Alice Walker, to name a few), titled Broadside Authors and Artists: An Illustrated Biographical Directory, was published in 1974 by educator and fellow University of Detroit librarian Leaonead Pack Drain-Bailey (1906-1983).
Lorde described herself in an interview with Callaloo Literary Journal in 1990 as “a Black, Lesbian, Feminist, warrior, poet, mother doing [her] work”. She dedicated her life to “confronting and addressing injustices of racism, sexism, classism, and homophobia.” From a Land Where Other People Live is a powerfully intimate expression of her personal struggles with identity and her deeply rooted critiques of social injustice. The work was nominated for the National Book Award for poetry in 1974, the same year that Broadside Press published New York Head Shop and Museum, another volume of Lorde’s poetry featured in our collection. You can find more information on her writings and on the organization inspired by her life and work by visiting The Audre Lorde Project.
Etheridge Knight's Free People's Workshop at The Chatterbox, Indianapolis, IN, 1980s [images of Gwendolyn Brooks, Dudley Randall, Robert Bly are featured on the flyer] [Indiana Historical Society, Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center, Indianapolis, IN]
Willow was a garden witch who grew plants and healed the sick. She was lithe as a willow and, likewise, responded to the seasons: she spent most of winter under a cosy eiderdown, like a plant beneath snow; in spring, she blossomed; in summer, she watered; and in autumn she gathered.
Villagers grew old and died while Willow thrived and smiled. But that smile was the last smile to come. Upon her…
sanna wani tomorrow is a place \\ bridgerton \\ laura wetherington feel piece 4 \\ miguel hernández (tr. robert bly) selected poems: “lullaby of the onion” \\ dudley randall laughter in the slums
books i read recently that i enjoyed and that you should also consider reading
the black poets, dudley randall, 1971
a poetry collection about the experience of being black in the united states
invisible cities, italo calvino, 1972
vivid descriptions of a bunch of fictional cities. food for the imagination
flowers for algernon, daniel keyes, 1959
a mentally disabled man in the 60s gets a surgery to make himself smarter. introspection ensues
all the light we cannot see, anthony doerr, 2017
follows the lives of a blind french girl and a german radio repairman during the second world war. beautiful, vivid language used throughout - i cried three times while reading this.
when breath becomes air, paul kalanithi, 2016
follows the introspections of a neurosurgeon that was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. autobiographical.
48 books this year.
My hunger never ends.
I am insatiable.
Here's my reviews:
Five Classics by Agatha Christie 8/10 Started the year off strong with a handful of Christie's shorter classic mysteries
The Fortune Teller by Gwendolyn Womack 4.5/10 Super super cool story idea with very poor flow and had a cheating trope
Mountain Mama by Axsom & Pelham 6.5/10 A depressingly realistic look at life on the frontier for a single mom
A Well-Behaved Woman by Therese Anne Fowler 8/10 Alva Vanderbilt was so incredible
Followers by Megan Angelo 6.5/10 One of those books where you really don't care the first 2/3 and then you can't get over it for the last 1/3
The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien 10/10 my annual reading of one of the Big Four, as always
"Kitchen Princess" Omnibus 2 by Ando & Kobayashi 9/10 I'm pretty sure I learned my love languages from the Kitchen Princess series as a kid
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas 5.5/10 A little tropey and the riddle was stupid easy, but I love me a Beauty & The Beast retelling
Homeland: The Legend of Drizzt #1 by R.A. Salvatore 5.5/10 It really didn't need to be that long, but Salvy loves his extra DnD context
The Black Poets by Dudley Randal 10/10 When I tell you how often I think about the poetry from this book. When I tell you.
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen 6.5/10 Witty and wild for it's time, like all Austen novels, but she's boring and falls in love with her cousin
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas 7.5/10 Turning the Beauty and the Beast retelling on its HEAD and using tidbits from the previous novel to change everything - but also very very smutty
Tithe by Holly Black 7/10 Rereading an old book I love in high school and finding that I still like it quite a lot
The Big Four by Agatha Christie 8/10 One of her biggie Poirot heists, super thrilling
"Kitchen Princess" Vol. 6 by Ando and Kobayashi 9/10 I have dreams, actual dreams, about these stories for weeks after reading them. Good dreams.
The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chianani 7/10 Decided to read this after watching the movie -- it might not be incredible storytelling but it's a fun story-world, so I decided to read it all
A World Without Princes by Soman Chianani 4/10 S for G&E 2 -It had some good bits, but was overall way too clumpy
The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien 10/10 This was actually my first time reading it, and I LOVE getting all the universe context!!
To Weave a Web of Magic by Delacroix, Kurlana, McKillip, and Shinn 8/10 This series of short stories had some real bangers and some ehh
On The Incarnation by St. Athanasius 7/10 the deconstruction never stops, love that for us
Unfinished Tales by J.R.R. Tolkien 8.5/10 It was so cool reading some of his last unfinished works, it was really not cool reading a bunch of stories with no ending
The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn 5.5/10 Where the first Bridgerton book was much better than it's season, the second book was exactly as whatever as the second season.
"The Tempest" by William Shakespeare 7.5/10 really very odd, but the overall vibe was so good and exactly what I needed after Quinn
The Last Ever After by Soman Chianani 6.5/10 S for G&E #3 Thus begins my attempt to finish the whole series because I bought them and they were sitting there
"Sophist", "Statesmen", "Parmenides" and "Philebus" by Plato 10/10 What's the difference between is and is not? Is 'is not' a state of being? lol I dunno
Quest for Glory by Soman Chianani 7/10 S for G&E #4 Okay finally these stories are getting interesting again
A Crystal of Time by Soman Chianani 6.5/10 Really pulling out some wackadoodle things for this one, but I wasn't against it too much
One True King by Soman Chianani 6/10 An alright wrap-up, but my boi Hort deserved a more thorough ending
In the Flo by Alisa Vitti 6.5/10 I learned more about my period in this book than in any health class, but it also got a little woowoo with moon phases
The Green Witch by Murphy & Hiscock 7/10 I had a late-night book buying stint where I bought like 7 witchy books and this was the first to arrive
Acting on Impulse by Mia Sosa 2/10 I have nothing particular against this author, but this was the book that convinced me that I could get a book published
A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas 7.5/10 Hoo boy does a lot of stuff go down in this spicy, spicy book.
A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas 6/10 Just a fun little story about wildly traumatized characters
Save the Cat! Writes a Novel by Jessica Brody 9.5/10 One of the coolest things I've read, I learned so much about reading and writing
Walden and Others Writings by Henry David Thoreau 10/10 So much beautiful writing, this is going to be a regular reread for me
A History of Magic, Witchcraft, and the Occult by DK 8.5/10 Naturally one of my favorite books of the year was a literal textbook
A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas 8/10 Apparently I didn't hate this book as much as I was supposed to, but also please mind your manners in shared eating spaces
American Brujeria by J. Allen Cross 6.5/10 It turns out Hispanic witches are super super Catholics, which I bet would make some non-Hispanic Catholics real angy
Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman 7/10 Practical Magic #1 it was such a lovely writing style, like an actual witch telling a prophecy
House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas 8.5/10 A really cool story, standing ovation for Lehabah every day, but also weird that the big bad killer guy wears hats and watches basketball
Nevewhere by Neil Gaiman 9/10 Hadn't thought much of it while I was reading it, but this story had stuck with me like a bad cold baby
Bones of Faerie by Janni Lee Simmer 5.5/10 This one had been sitting in my TBR for too long, and it wasn't too bad
Well of Darkness by Weis & Hickman 8.5/10 Getting to read a fantasy story in the perspective of the bad guys? Heck yeah. So cool.
After the Funeral by Agatha Christie 6.5/10 This one had alllllllll the rich family drams
Ironside by Holly Black 8/10 my first time reading this finale of Black's trilogy, and I just feel like the main character could have been more logical or taken more action
A Writer's Notebook by Ralph Fletcher 2/10 I pretty much learned nothing, got nothing out of this
Search the Sky by Pohl & Kornbluth 8/10 Only took off points for misogyny, but it was from the 50s, otherwise a really cool story
The House Witch by Murphy & Hiscock 5/10 A follow-up from the first witchy book to arrive, this one didn't teach me as much about witches as I hoped it would
Approximately a 7/10 average for the whole year!
I went out on a limb for a lot of books this year, and that was rewarding just about as often as it was disappointing, but I can at least say that I haven't DNF'd a book yet.
I largely write these for myself, and I don't expect anyone to take the time to read it -- if you did, then you are a saint and a hero.
May your pillows be cool, your blankets warm, and your eyesight always clear enough for reading.
Holy moly I've been writing for four years in a row
Hey! I've been a writer since 2020 and I'm heavily committed to the fandoms I'm in! If you want me to write about a character in HC's or a Drabble don't be afraid to ask! I’m more of an A03 Writer than I am on Tumblr; please keep that in mind.
Professor Sycamore (Pokémon X & Y)
You're not from around here, are you?
Making summer camp memories
Through the Firey flames of passion!
Stuck in the middle of chaos and rebirth (Poly with Lysandre)
The only tea shop in lumiose
I’d free up my schedule for you
Finding the missing piece in Alola
Speeding down the ski slopes (Poly with Lysandre)
Snowed in!
Running through a lucid dream
A couple of nerds on a roller coaster
Musician in the making
Experiencing the life of the city and forests
A couple on a empty campus
See you at the softball field!
How the mighty fall
Lie with me in a bed of daisies
The finest dish in Kalos!
The Balance on Paiso
I’m not just your average mechanic
Fix your grammar
Breaking the 4th wall!
I’m not much a bug person
A deity in human clothing
A well needed trip to the masseuse
Road Trip
Harmonic Memories
Holiday lab Parties
Lysandre (Pokémon X & Y)
Getting the lion’s attention
Speeding down the ski slopes (Poly with Professor Sycamore)
Stuck in the middle of chaos and rebirth (Poly with Professor Sycamore)
Alfred Molina Characters
You’re rarer than the Medal of Honor Randall Pepperidge (Pink Panther 2)
Playing Doctor Sir Jeremy Burtom (The imposters)
Corpse of the Mine Reverend Leland Drury (White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf)
Under the Algae Jim Bussey (The Water Man)
Monster in the Lecture Hall Derek Knight (Monsters University)
Electrifying Love Hugh Weldon (Pete’s Meteor)
Costume Mishap Otto Octavius (Spider-Man 2 & NWH)
Dessert of a Lifetime Comte de Reynaud (Chocolat)
Beyond Curfew Sgt. Steven Dunlop (The Little Traitor)
Campus escapade Frank Burton (Abduction)
Lap Space? Free Real Estate. Jim Bussey (The Water Man)
Christmas. A Year later. Otto Octavius (Spider-Man 2 & NWH)
Soft Spells and Sweatpants Maxim Horvath (The Sorcerer’s Apprentice)
Way Back When Snidely Whiplash (Dudley Do-Right)
Mentally buried by Snow Otto Octavius (Spider-Man 2 & NWH)
I do love a working man Paul Weller (Breakable You)
Whiskey on The Rocks Otto Octavius (Spider-Man 2 & NWH)
The Villain I Appear to Be Snidely Whiplash (Dudley Do-Right)
Diving Too Deep Otto Octavius (Spider-Man 2 & NWH)
A Magical Masterpiece (Maybe a Catastrophe) Maxim Horvath (The Sorcerer’s Apprentice)
Painting the Past Diego Rivera (Frida)
He’s Just a Guppy and I’m a Killer Whale Otto Octavius (Spider-Man 2 & NWH)
A Friend on The Other Side Derek Knight (Monsters University)(Sequel to Monster in The Lecture Hall)
My Little Soldier Konstantin “Kostya” Dmitrievich Levin (Anna Karenina 1997)
Peering Through a Shattered Looking Glass King of Hearts (Alfred Molina Fancast)
Your Body is My Canvas Otto Octavius (Spider-Man 2 & NWH)
To Transform... To Lose Oneself.. Maxim Horvath (The Sorcerer’s Apprentice)
Drabbles on Tumblr
Professor Sycamore date hcs (Pokemon X & Y)
Lysandre date hcs (Pokemon X & Y)
Mayday’s Playdate Otto Octavius, Peter Parker, and Mayday Parker (Spider-Man 2, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, NWH, and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse)
Double-shift Drowsiness Otto Octavius (Spider-Man 2 & NWH)
Once Upon A Dream Otto Octavius (Spider-Man 2 & NWH)
KoH HeadCannons King of Hearts (Alfred Molina Fancast)
You gave my heart a jumpstart (literally) Professor Sycamore (Pokémon X & Y)
Sick!Reader Drabble Professor Sycamore (Pokémon X & Y)
Courted by Aurthian Times! Maxim Horvath (The Sorcerer’s Apprentice)
Dating Pre accident!Otto (Spider-Man 2 & NWH)
Maxim with a magical child (The Sorcerer’s Apprentice)
Meeting Otto in college (Spider-Man 2 & NWH)
Meeting the Comte on holiday Comte de Reynaud (Chocolat)
Being the Spouse of a Supervillain Otto Octavius (Spider-Man 2 & NWH)
Boop reaction hc (variety) Otto Octavius, Maxim Horvath, Hugh Weldon,Snidely Whiplash, Kostya, Comte de Reynaud, and Armand Gamache
Vacationing with Otto (Spider-Man 2 & NWH)
Dating Post NWH Otto (Spider-Man 2 & NWH)
Yandere Maxim Horvath (The Sorcerer’s Apprentice)
Alien! Steven Arden (Species)
Doc Ock Visits a Doctor (Spider-Man 2 & NWH)
What a drag..Queen. Robert Aldrich (Feud)
This is why we can’t have nice things Otto Octavius (Spider-Man 2 & NWH)
This account is where I write my stories and this here is my masterlist and requests you can make.
Masterlist
Request are open
Rules
The rules here are important and if you break or say something in the request that is involved in the won't write list, then it will be ignored or blocked.
Things I'll write:
Angst/Hurt & Comfort
Mentions of alcohol or drugs in the past
Mentions of cheating in the past
AU(Alternate Universe)
OC insert
Headcanons
Long stories(up to 3-10 part story)
One-shot stories
Things I won't write:
Polygamy
NSFW
Abusive relationship
Cheating/affairs
Smut
Rape or sexual harassment
Yandere
Fat phobic and homophobic mentions
Any offensive or hateful comments
These are the kind of characters I will write about if you make a request, Alfred Molina Characters(definitely focused on) and Doctor Octopus variants(I just thought why not do that also). I'll update the list when I see more movies with Alfred Molina in it.
Alfred Molina Characters
Otto Octavius/Doc Ock (Spider-Man 2 & No Way Home)