The Black Unicorn - A poem by Audre Lorde

Audre Lorde - The Black Unicorn

The black unicorn is greedy. 
The black unicorn is impatient. 
'The black unicorn was mistaken 
for a shadow or symbol
and taken
through a cold country 
where mist painted mockeries 
of my fury.
It is not on her lap where the horn rests 
but deep in her moonpit 
growing.
The black unicorn is restless 
the black unicorn is unrelenting 
the black unicorn is not 
free.

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Poet: Audre Lorde Poem: The Black Unicorn Comment 6 of 6, added on April 9th, 2007 at 3:16 PM. my opinion towards this poem is that the black people were slaves and will never be free. like it states in the poem which is a very truthful statement. rebecca lantend from Barbados Comment 5 of 6, added on April 14th, 2006 at 9:01 PM. Audre Lorde was born in a time when it was hard for black people! working for the white man is symbolic to how slavery was. So yes, black people were really slaves. It is not racist one bit. Audre Lorde was black, AND a lesbian. Please, do some research before you assume what this poem might have symbolized. On that note, I think it was beautiful, like all her work. thank you for posting that. Zahlia from United States Comment 4 of 6, added on April 10th, 2006 at 2:38 PM. Let's just say this due to your lack of knowledge about the author and saying that she is calling us dumb asses and saying that we ar still slaves shows your complete ingornace and stupidty. I think that you just wrote a comment based on what you thought the poem was about because you were just to stupid to understand where Audre Lorde is coming from. So next time before, you decide to post a comment talking shit..think about what you really read and try to at least learn some facts on what you are trying to talk about--Thank You! Dominique from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, The Black Unicorn, has received 6 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own. Of course you can also always discuss poems by Audre Lorde with others on the American Poems poetry forum!

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Poet: Audre Lorde Poem: The Black Unicorn Last read: May 16 2008, 4:09PM Viewed 4590 times. Added on April 10th, 2006 at 2:38 PM.

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