Back سونيا سانشيز Arabic سونيا سانشيز ARZ سونیا سانچز AZB Sonia Sanchez Catalan Sonia Sanchez Basque سونیا سانچز Persian Sonia Sanchez (poète) French סוניה סאנצ'ז HE Sonia Sanchez Italian ਸੋਨੀਆ ਸਨਚੇਜ਼ Punjabi

Sonia Sanchez

Sonia Sanchez
Sanchez in 1998
Sanchez in 1998
BornWilsonia Benita Driver
(1934-09-09) September 9, 1934 (age 89)
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Occupation
  • Poet
  • educator
  • columnist
  • dramatist
  • essayist
EducationHunter College
New York University
Notable awardsRobert Frost Medal (2001)
Wallace Stevens Award (2018)
SpouseEtheridge Knight, div.
Children3

Sonia Sanchez (born Wilsonia Benita Driver; September 9, 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. In the 1960s, Sanchez released poems in periodicals targeted towards African-American audiences, and published her debut collection, Homecoming, in 1969. In 1993, she received Pew Fellowship in the Arts, and in 2001 was awarded the Robert Frost Medal for her contributions to the canon of American poetry.[1] She has been influential to other African-American poets, including Krista Franklin.[2] Sanchez is a member of The Wintergreen Women Writers Collective.[3]

  1. ^ a b Lennon, Gary Maniaci, Teodoro (2009), .45, Nordisk Film, OCLC 488332802{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Norton was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "The Wintergreen Women Writers Collective".
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