Furious Flower: Sonia Sanchez
July 16th, 2011
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Award-winning poet Sonia Sanchez is a pioneer in founding black studies in academia. In a literary career that spans more than 42 years, Sonia is most often associated with The Black Arts Movement. She is the author of more than a dozen books of poetry, as well as numerous plays and books for children. Sonia recently headlined a weeklong poetry seminar presented by the Furious Flower Poetry Center at James Madison University. Dr. Brenda M. Greene, who has followed Sonia’s career for more than forty years, lectured at the event. Brenda is Professor of English and Executive Director of the Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College of the City University of New York.
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