Acts of Resistance: Essential Essays, Archival Encounters, and New Poems

"Cheryl Clarke's ongoing gumption continues to ask us how loudly and proudly will we do what we do." —Alexis Pauline Gumbs These times need urgently Cheryl Clarke and her brilliant mind and words. Clarke's sharp, clear-eyed, forceful, and poetic essays offer readers both balm and provocation to action—and they continue to resonate in current political landscape. Clarke is a towering figure in the worlds of poetry, feminist and queer theory, and lesbian, feminist, and queer communities. She ...