A Reading in the Poetry of the Afro-German May Ayim

Dual Inheritance Theory (DIT) asserts that both genetic and environmental factors have a formative impact on the physical as well as psychological upbringing of people.Audre Lorde a famous Afro-American poet and a model (according to DIT) has influenced Afro-German women writers.For the forging of a collective Black German consciousness of identity Audre Lorde’s connections with Black Germans were pivotal and marked the beginning of a cross-cultural movement that was seminal for the building of various organizations like the Initiative of Black Germans (ISD) ADEFRA(Afro-German Women) and Home story Deutschland. Afro-Germansand Afro-Americansshare much in commonare part and parcel of the environment they have been raised in; therefore according to genetic-cultural coevolution subsequent generations are fully developed Homo sapiens whose biological and cultural genes are every inch (Afro-)Germans (and (Afro-)Americans. Moreovera modelAudre Lorde in this casewho shares genetic roots with others such as May Opitzalias May Ayimand who lives somewhere else can transfer some of his/her environmental practices such as protest against racism and give voice to the marginalized.