Sonia Sanchez was born on September 9, 1934 in Birmingham, AL. African-American poet and professor who published a famous 1985 work entitled Homegirls and Handgrenades. The work received the prestigious American Book Award.
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About
African-American poet and professor who published a famous 1985 work entitled Homegirls and Handgrenades. The work received the prestigious American Book Award.
Before Fame
She was raised by her grandmother after her mother's death. Later, she lived with her father in Harlem.
Trivia
She was deeply involved in both the Black Arts Movement and the Civil Rights Movement.
Family Life
She was married and divorced twice -- to Albert Sanchez and Etheridge Knight -- and had three children.
Associated With
She completed postgraduate literary work at New York University, where she studied with poet Louise Bogan.
