‘I Am Deliberate and Afraid of Nothing’ — Audre Lorde Quote Tee | Wear Words Black-on-White Statement Shirt — Oversized Tee

“I am deliberate and afraid of nothing.” Audre Lorde set this line in her poem “New Year’s Day,” published in 1973 in From a Land Where Other People Live — a Black lesbian poet claiming, out loud and on the page, a fearlessness she was expected to keep to herself. To announce your intention plainly, with no hedge and no apology, was itself the daring thing: she made the saying an act of self-possession.

**AS Colour 5082 “Faded Bone” — Oversized Tee (Cream finish).** 100% carded cotton, heavyweight 240 gsm, garment-dyed — each tee fades a little differently, so no two are identical. Oversized, boxy relaxed fit, dropped shoulders, wide twin-stitched ribbed neck, side-seamed, pre-shrunk (size down for a less roomy look). Care: machine wash cold inside-out with like colors, do NOT bleach, do NOT tumble dry (line dry in the shade to protect the garment dye), cool iron inside-out (never iron the print).