The Body of a Poet. A tribute to Audre Lorde, warrior poet, 1934-1992 - ACE406.4

Poet driving on desert road. Cacti. The tiled floor; hand washing. Poet in hospital bed. "Walk Don’t Walk…" Clothesline of ragged dresses. Rubbish. Poet driving, sees the "ten dead women". Hospital trolley. Women from the discussion group gather round it and talk about holding a memorial for someone they didn’t even know, discussing who should be there to represent the Poet’s personality and politics. Younger Poet caresses cheek of older Poet in hospital bed and wakes her. Other women come and go around the bed. "Whatever the profile of my death should be, I know I have met it without cowering." Older Poet reads to women. "I have known a woman who was a movement in my life…" The two Poets together. Credits