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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

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Sonia Sanchez
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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“He tilts his forehead down to rest against mine and pulls me closer. His skin, his whole being radiates heat from being so near the fire, and I close my eyes, soaking in his warmth. I breathe in the smell of snow-dampened leather and smoke and apples, the smell of all those wintry days we shared before the Games. I don't try to move away. Why should I anyway? His voice drops to a whisper. "I love you." That's why.”

ShouldTryingWholeEyeMovingGamesVoiceFireLove YouMinesSkinsSmellBreatheSnowSmokeHeatApplesWarmthShould ILeatherForeheadsTiltSoakingCatching Fire
Book:Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games)
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“I thought of all the others who had tried to tie her to the ground and failed. So I resisted showing her the songs and poems I had written, knowing that too much truth can ruin a thing. And if that meant she wasn't entirely mine, what of it? I would be the one she could always return to without fear of recrimination or question. So I did not try to win her and contented myself with playing a beautiful game. But there was always a part of me that hoped for more, and so there was a part of me that was always a fool.”

IfsTryingWould BeBeautifulSongGamesWinningKnowingToo MuchWrittenMinesFoolReturnRuinsTiesHeartbreaking
Author:Patrick Rothfuss
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