Survival is a PromiseAlexis Pauline Gumbs We remember Audre Lorde as an iconic writer, a quotable teacher whose words and face grace T shirts, nonprofit annual reports, and campus diversity center walls. But even those who are inspired by Lordes teachings on the creative power of difference may be missing something fundamental about her life and work, and what they can mean for us today. Lordes understanding of survival was not simply about getting through to the other