Sonia Sanchez
American poet, playwright and activist
Sonia Sanchez (born September 9, 1934) is an African-American poet. She is known for being part of the Black Arts Movement.
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 Sanchez in 1998 | |
| Born | Wilsonia Benita Driver September 9, 1934 Birmingham, Alabama United States |
| Occupation | poet, educator, columnist, dramatist, essayist |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Hunter College; New York University, |
| Notable awards | Robert Frost Medal (2001) |
Sanchez was born Wilsonia Benita Driver in Birmingham, Alabama on September 9, 1934. She studied at Hunter College, and New York University. She founded the Black Studies program at San Francisco State University. She was poet-in-residence at Temple University.[1]
She has written over twelve books of poetry. She has also written plays and children's books.
Related pages
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change- ↑ "About Sonia Sanchez | Academy of American Poets". poets.org. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
Other websites
change- Academy of American Poets
- Sonia Sanchez Biography at Voices from the Gap
- Approaches to Teaching Sonia Sanchez's Poetry
- An Evening with Sonia Sanchez Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
- Painted Voices: Sonia Sanchez Biography Archived 2007-07-01 at the Wayback Machine
- Women of Color Women of Word Archived 2007-07-05 at the Wayback Machine
- Sonia Sanchez Biography at Speak Out Archived 2006-05-24 at the Wayback Machine
- Sonia Sanchez Article at the Heath Anthology of American Literature
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