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Category: Sonia Sanchez
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We’re celebrating Valentine’s Day with a haiku sequence from poet, activist, and scholar Sonia Sanchez.
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Beacon director Helene Atwan introduces new books from James Baldwin and Inaugural Poet Richard Blanco.
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In honor of Poetry Month, here's a collection of poetry you can watch and hear in the poet's own voice. Add your favorites in the comments! Mary Oliver reads "The Summer Day" Mary Oliver reading "Wild Geese" and other poems Sonia Sanchez reads "10 Haiku for Max Roach" (from Morning Haiku) Craig Teicher…
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Today’s post, a poem written in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is from poet, activist, and scholar Sonia Sanchez.
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Find out more about Morning Haiku and how you can win a poster with a poem by Sonia Sanchez.
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A look at recent Beacon media mentions.
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We invite you to join the poet Maya Angelou called, “a lion in literature’s forest,” as she lifts her voice in tribute to Dr. Dorothy Irene Height.
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As a companion to today’s post from Helene Atwan about attending a 75th birthday celebration for poet Sonia Sanchez, here is a poem from Sanchez’s forthcoming Morning Haiku, written for the poet Eugene Redmond. 4 haiku (for Eugene Redmond) 1. Blue atom poet transcribing our flesh 2. your quicksilver words waterfalling in sweet confession 3.…
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Today’s post is from Helene Atwan, Director of Beacon Press. She recently attended the 75th birthday celebration of Sonia Sanchez, an award-winning poet, playwright, activist, and scholar whose work includes Shake Loose My Skin and the forthcoming Morning Haiku. On Saturday, September 12, I had the joy and privilege of sharing in poet Sonia Sanchez’s…
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