I'Ve Been a Woman. New and Selected Poems

Sanchez, Sonia

ISBN 10: 0933296002 / ISBN 13: 9780933296008

Published by Black Scholar Press, 1979

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101pp. Pictorial soft cover with picture of author and title. Title on spine. Inscribed: "to brother Gayle Addison you are a beautiful Black man--Continue to B My brother, you are needed and loved! Your sister in love, Sonia." Laid in a note from "Sonia" dated 9/30/81. "Dear Addison- Just a note to say a quite hello---Send you a couple of my latest books. Hope things are going well for you. Yes. It would be good seeing you --I am due in NYC the weekend of Oct 10th --Am/writers Congress. I may or may not make it. The children and I are strong, hanging on. They are growing tall & long in some hidden resource that they have. They keep me going-- Will call you within the next week--Love Sonia." Written on Temple University stationery.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: I'Ve Been a Woman. New and Selected Poems
• Publisher: Black Scholar Press
• Publication Date: 1979
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0933296002
• ISBN 13: 9780933296008
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

I've Been a Woman presents a collection of poems, including Black Magic: Black Rhetoric and Blues.

About the Author

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. One of the most important writers of the Black Arts Movement, Sanchez is the author of sixteen books.