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.

Sanchez is the author of more than 20 books, including Homecoming (1969), We a BaddDDD People (1970), Love Poems (1973), I've Been a Woman: New and Selected Poems (1978), A Sound Investment (1980), Homegirls and Handgrenades (1984), Under a Soprano Sky (1987), Wounded in the House of a Friend (1995), Does Your House Have Lions?

Sonia Sanchez, American poet, playwright, and educator who was noted for her Black activism. She often wrote about the ‘neoslavery’ of African Americans as well as sexism, child abuse, and generational and class conflicts.

In 2022, Sanchez was the recipient of both the Edward MacDowell Medal and the Jackson Poetry Prize. Sanchez began teaching in the Bay Area in 1965 and was a pioneer in developing Black studies courses at what is now San Francisco State University, where she was an …

Apr 19, 2003 · Poet Sonia Sanchez was born in Birmingham, Alabama, on September 9, 1934. Sanchez's mother died a year later, leaving the young girl to be raised by her paternal grandmother, who unlocked her gift for poetry. At age four, Sanchez learned to read, and by the age of six, she began to write.

Sonia Sanchez—poet, activist, scholar—was the Laura Carnell Professor of English and Women's Studies at Temple University. She is the recipient of both the Robert Frost Medal for distinguished lifetime service to American poetry and the Langston Hughes Poetry Award.

Sonia Sanchez (1934-) is a poet who was born and lived her early years in Alabama. Growing up in Alabama greatly influenced Sanchez's fascination with language and influenced her unorthodox style of poetics.

Apr 2, 2023 · Sonia Sanchez (1934–present) is the author of more than 20 books, including National Book Critics Circle Award finalist Does Your House Have Lions? (Beacon Press, 1997). Sanchez is an artist and activist whose poetry and contributions to Black thought and literature have resulted in documentaries and exhibits on her life and work.

National and International lecturer on Black Culture and Literature, Women’s Liberation, Peace and Racial Justice. Sponsor of Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom. Board Member of MADRE.

Mar 24, 2007 · Sanchez is most famous for her Spoken Word poetry books. She was awarded the American Book Award in 1985 for one of her best-known books, Home girls and Hand grenades. Sanchez was a major influence in the Black Arts and Civil Rights Movements of the 1960s.