Named a "Best Queer Book of 2024" by Autostraddle "Writing at the intersection of Black feminism and L.G.B.T.Q. activism, Clarke has been an influential force since the late 1970s. This substantial career retrospective includes a handful of musical and often mournful new poems, among them a powerful elegy for Sandra Bland." -- New York Times Book Review "[This] book is an homage to Clarke's singular voice and to the importance of its place within Black and queer histories .
a necessary addition to the "collected works" canon." -- Los Angeles Review of Books "Black lesbian feminist Cheryl Clarke's five-decade poetry career accommodated a second pursuit--a little matter of changing the world to be a better place for Black women, the LGBTQ+ community, and the disenfranchised. She is as grounded as they come, her words seemingly destined for stone tablets." -- Foreword "Clarke gifts us some of the most powerful and thought-provoking poetry of the decade. Archive of Style is a collection of poems that every feminist will need on their bookshelf." -- BUST "An essential publication of work by an icon. This book deserves a prime spot on the bookshelves of anyone who cares about queer, feminist, and/or Black histories." -- Autostraddle " Archive of Style presents an in-depth look at Black queer women and their lives, their struggles and triumphs, the things they care about deeply and what moves them.
It's also a snapshot of a career worth championing, Clarke is undoubtedly one of the most powerful Black queer minds in the current landscape, and with this look at her life's work, she cements her legacy." -- Xtra "The profound emotion Clarke elicits from political observations is raw and mythic . Clarke's erudition, political analysis, and passion make her writing necessary bread for lesbians and non-lesbians alike." -- San Francisco Bay Times "Archive of Style is a moving and meaningful exploration of one Black lesbian feminist's lifetime of struggle and questioning." -- The Gay Lesbian Review "Long a recorder of the difficult, juicy moment, the questions of difference, Cheryl Clarke gives us acute highlights along a journey travelled with resolve, pain, joy." --Audre Lorde on Humid Pitch "[Clarke's] musics are various: strong, or sharp, or quick, or lulling. Rich and requiring." --Gwendolyn Brooks on Humid Pitch "Cheryl Clarke's poems take fire from a deep and intelligent caring for other Black women and herself in them.
" --Adrienne Rich, on Narratives "Cheryl Clarke's poetry has always touched that place in me that responds to magic and music." --Joy Harjo on Humid Pitch "Cheryl Clarke speaks with a direct and unique voice." --June Jordan on Narratives.