Brain Snacks: Tasty Tidbits of Knowledge
Audre Lord's first poem was published in Seventeen magazine. (Source)
Lorde's near-sightedness was so bad that she was declared legally blind as a child. (Source)
Before she died, Lorde held an African naming ceremony in which she adopted pretty much the coolest name ever: Gambda Adisa, which means Warrior: She Who Makes Her Meaning Known. (Source)