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Sonia Sanchez is a renowned American poet, born on September 9, 1934. Her poetry is characterized by its focus on racial equality, women's liberation, and the culture of African Americans, and is considered an important representative of American black literature.

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“They’s men and mens. Some good. Some bad. Some breathing death. Some breathing life.”

Book:Shake Loose My Skin: New and Selected Poems

Source: Shake Loose My Skin: New and Selected Poems

“you, man, will you remember me when i die? will you stare and stain my death and say i saw her dancen among swallows far from the world’s obscenities? you, man, will you remember and cry?”

Love Death Poetry Loss Grief Poem Mourning Remembrance

Book:Shake Loose My Skin: New and Selected Poems

Source: Shake Loose My Skin: New and Selected Poems

“Help me, Sandy. Listen to my talk. Hold my hand when I git too sad. Laugh at my fears that keep poppin’ out on me like some childhood disease. Be my vaccine, babee. I need you. Don’t ever leave me, babee, cuz I’ll never have a love like you again. I’ll never have another woman again if you leave me.”

Love Pain Loss Losing Parting

Book:Shake Loose My Skin: New and Selected Poems

Source: Shake Loose My Skin: New and Selected Poems

“your face like summer lightning gets caught in my voice and i draw you up from deep rivers taste your face of a thousand names see you smile a new season hear your voice a wild sea pausing in the wind”

Love Sea Metaphor Storm Love Poem River

Book:Homegirls and Handgrenades

Source: Homegirls and Handgrenades

“To P.J. (2 yrs old who sed write a poem for me in Portland, Oregon) if i cud ever write a poem as beautiful as u little 2/yr/old/brotha, I wud laugh, jump, leap up and touch the stars cuz u be the poem i try for each time i pick up a pen and paper. u. and Morani and Mungu be our blue/blk/stars that will shine on our lives and makes us finally BE. if i cud ever write a poem as beautiful as u, little 2/yr/old/brotha, poetry wud go out of bizness.”

Love Children Poetry African Americans Blackness Black Is Beautiful

Book:It's a New Day: Poems for Young Brothas and Sistuhs

Source: It's a New Day: Poems for Young Brothas and Sistuhs

“if i had known, if i had known you, i would have left my love at home. -Haiku”

Love Pain Regret

Book:Shake Loose My Skin: New and Selected Poems

Source: Shake Loose My Skin: New and Selected Poems

“... in order to be a true revolutionary, you must understand love. Love, sacrifice, and death.”

Love Death Order Sacrifice Dying Revolution Revolutionary Love Sacrifice

Author:Sonia Sanchez

About the Author

Born: September 9, 1934
Known for: Poet
Quotes: 47

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Shake Loose My Skin: New and Selected PoemsRelated source material

I’m Black When I’m Singing, I’m Blue When I Ain’t and Other PlaysRelated source material

Like the Singing Coming off the Drums: Love PoemsRelated source material

Conversations with Sonia SanchezRelated source material

Homegirls and HandgrenadesRelated source material

It's a New Day: Poems for Young Brothas and SistuhsRelated source material

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