{"product_id":"collected-poems-sonia-sanchez-9780807026526","title":"Collected Poems","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner Gish Prize for Lifetime Achievement \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA representative collection of the life work of the much-honored poet and a founder of the Black Arts movement, spanning the 4 decades of her literary career. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGathering highlights from all of Sonia Sanchez's poetry, this compilation is sure to inspire love and community engagement among her legions of fans. Beginning with her earliest work, including poems from her first volume, \u003ci\u003eHomecoming\u003c\/i\u003e (1969), through to 2019, the poet has collected her favorite work in all forms of verse, from Haiku to excerpts from book-length narratives. Her lifelong dedication to the causes of Black liberation, social equality, and women's rights is evident throughout, as is her special attention to youth in poems addressed to children and young adults. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Maya Angelou so aptly put it: \"Sonia Sanchez is a lion in literature's forest. When she writes she roars, and when she sleeps other creatures walk gingerly.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sonia Sanchez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0807026522\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807026526\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Beacon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/13\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 424\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/21\/2021","brand":"Sonia Sanchez","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44053584576767,"sku":"9780807026526","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9a17c85d-bf86-46f4-b105-da42c4ebc865.jpg?v=1685025132","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/collected-poems-sonia-sanchez-9780807026526","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}