Collected Poems
Published on 13. April 2021
424 pages
978-0-8070-2653-3 (ISBN)
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A representative collection of the life work of the much-honored poet and a founder of the Black Arts movement, spanning 4 decades of her literary career.
Gathering highlights from all of Ms. 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. Within this volume, Ms. Sanchez collects her favorite work in all forms of verse, from Haiku to book-length narratives. Her life-long 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.
Gathering highlights from all of Ms. 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. Within this volume, Ms. Sanchez collects her favorite work in all forms of verse, from Haiku to book-length narratives. Her life-long 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.
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Sonia Sanchez-award-winning poet, activist, scholar, and formerly the Laura Carnell professor of English and women's studies at Temple University-is the author of sixteen books, including Like the Singing Coming off the Drums, Does Your House Have Lions?, Wounded in the House of a Friend, and Shake Loose My Skin.
