Orange County Justice Initiative on Instagram: "Collectivism > Individualism Lorde worked as a librarian in New York public schools from 1961 to 1968 while also pursuing her writing career. Her first volume of poetry, “The First Cities,” was published in 1968. Throughout her career, Lorde published numerous collections of poetry and prose, including: - “Coal” (1976) - “The Black Unicorn” (1978) - “The Cancer Journals” (1980) - “Zami: A New Spelling of My Name” (1982) - “Sister Outsider: Essays a