Audre Lorde.
 
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1997. Super octavo. Black and cream colored boards with gilt lettering along the spine. A previous owner transcribed a few of Lorde's poems on the end papers. Minor rubbing to the top edge of the back board. Unclipped jacket has mild edge wear and creasing. First edition. Very good.
 
"The stars dwindle
and will not reward me
even in triumph.
It is possible/ to shoot a man
 in self defense
and still notice
how his red blood
decorates the snow."