2026-02-04_selective openness

“Adrienne: There’s so much with which that has to be done – rejecting the distortions, keeping what we can use. Even in work created by people admire intensely.

Audre: Yes, a commitment to being selectively open. I had to do that with my physical survival.

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Audre: Then I realized, hey, honey. you are it, for now. I read all of those kooks and then i realized no one can tell me how to do it. I have to pick and choose, see what feels right.”

• Adrienne Rich & Audre Lorde, An Interview