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Sonia Sanchez
Poet
A recipient of
the Robert Frost Medal for Poetry and one of the foremost poets of the Black Arts
Movement, Sonia Sanchez has authored over a dozen books of poetry,
including Shake Loose My Skin, Morning Haiku, Does
Your House Have Lions?, and more, as well as short stories, critical essays,
plays, and children’s books.