A representative collection of the life work of the much-honored poet and a founder of the Black Arts movement, spanning the 4 decades of her literary career

Product Code: 8941
ISBN: 9780807007358
Format: Paperback / softback
Publisher: Beacon Press
Pages: 424
Published Date: 03/22/2022
Availability:In stock
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Price: $17.95

Gathering highlights from all of Sonia Sanchez’s poetry, this compilation is sure to inspire love and community engagement among her legions of fans. Beginning with her earliest work, including poems from her first volume, Homecoming (1969), through to 2019, the poet has collected her favorite work in all forms of verse, from Haiku to excerpts from book-length narratives. Her lifelong dedication to the causes of Black liberation, social equality, and women’s rights is evident throughout, as is her special attention to youth in poems addressed to children and young adults.

As Maya Angelou so aptly put it: “Sonia Sanchez is a lion in literature’s forest. When she writes she roars, and when she sleeps other creatures walk gingerly.”

Sonia Sanchez is the recipient of the 2022 Jackson Poetry Prize. The prize is awarded annually by Poets & Writers to recognize an American poet of exceptional talent.


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