Sonia Sanchez Books
Bum Rush the Page
By Louis Reyes Rivera, Edited By Tony Medina
Bum Rush the Page is a groundbreaking collection, capturing the best new work from the poets who have brought fresh energy, life, and relevance to American poetry.“Here is a democratic orches...
Read MoreCollected Poems
Winner Gish Prize for Lifetime AchievementA 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 care...
Read MoreWounded in the house of a friend
Here, in her first book in eight years, Sonia Sanchez offers a powerful exploration of personal and shared pain. With passion and precision, Wounded in the House of a Friend confronts issues of rap...
Read MoreDoes your house have lions?
Does Your House Have Lions? explores the life of Sonia Sanchez's brother - a vibrant young man who left the South for New York, immersed himself in the city's gay subculture, and became a victim of...
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From the American Poetry Society's 2018 Wallace Stevens Award–winner, this is an epic poem on kin estranged, the death of a brother from AIDS, and the possibility of reconciliation and love i...
Read MoreLike the singing coming off the drums
Here is a collection of new love poems from Sonia Sanchez. In haiku, tanka, and sensual blues, Sanchez writes of the many forms love takes: burning, dreamy, disappointed, and vulnerable. In three s...
Read MoreLike the Singing Coming off the Drums
A dazzling exploration of the intimate and public landscapes of passion from the American Poetry Society's 2018 Wallace Stevens Award–winner. In haiku, tanka, and sensual blues...
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