A Blues Book for Blue Black by Sonia Sanchez Paperback Broadside Press 1974

by Sonia Sanchez

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A BLUES BOOK FOR BLUE BLACK MAGICAL WOMEN Sanchez, Sister Sonia Published by Broadside Press: Detroit, MI, 1974 [publisher: Broadside Press: Detroit, MI] Softcover First Edition 8.5 x 5.5", pict wraps, 62pp, minor extremity wear else a nice, clean copy of the FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. SCARCE title. [Detroit, MI, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1974] signed to Sister Thelms- Walk beautifully my sister Your sister in love Sonia Sanchez Sonia Sanchez is an American poet, writer, and professor. She was a leading figure in the Black Arts Movement and has written over a dozen books of poetry, as well as short stories, critical essays, plays, and children's books. _______________________ \ Sonia Sanchez (born Wilsonia Benita Driver; September 8, 1934)[1] is an American poet, writer, and professor. She was a leading figure in the Black Arts Movement and has written over a dozen books of poetry, as well as short stories, critical essays, plays, and children's books. In the 1960s, Sanchez released poems in periodicals targeted towards African-American audiences, and published her debut collection, Homecoming, in 1969. In 1993, she received Pew Fellowship in the Arts, and in 2001 was awarded the Robert Frost Medal for her contributions to the canon of American poetry.[1] She has been influential to other African-American poets, including Krista Franklin.[2] Sanchez is a member of The Wintergreen Women Writers Collective.[3] Early life Sanchez was born in Birmingham, Alabama, on Septembe

• Publisher: Broadside Press
• Year: 1974
• ISBN: 0910296847
• Condition: Good

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