“I still hear you humming, Mama. The colour of your song calls me home. The colour of your words saying, Let her be. She got a right to be different. She gonna stumble on herself one of these days. Just let the child be. And I be, Mama.”
Quote by Sonia Sanchez
Work
Shake Loose My Skin: New and Selected Poems
This volume includes a selection of new and previously published poems, reflecting the depth and range of the poet's work more
Author
Sonia Sanchez
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. more
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