Homegirls and Handgrenades: Poems (Paperback)

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In a style that is hers alone, Sonia Sanchez brings politics and poetry together as she passionately relates scenes from the lives of poor blacks. "Sanchez is a remarkable writer . . . this is s book in which the whole adds up to far more than the parts.".

About the Author

Sonia Sanchez is a poet, activist, and scholar. She was the Laura Carnell Professor of English and Women's Studies at Temple University until her retirement and is one of the most important writers of the Black Arts Movement. She is the author of thirteen books. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Thunder's Mouth Pr (September 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1560251433
• ISBN-13: 978-1560251439
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.5 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,359,444 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars an inspiring and heartfelt collection, November 3, 2008

By	Jon D. Nystrom "rambler" (Illinois) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Homegirls and Handgrenades (Paperback)

When Sonia Sanchez talks, people tend to listen. I've seen it in person while taking a class with her at Naropa, and I feel it jumping off the page. She simply embodies charisma and power, personally and in her writing.

Her formats range from near-short-story prose-poem pieces to haiku-like meditations that keep your hand from turning the page as you chew on her powerful images of hobos on trains, neighbors upstairs, and people playing handball against the side of a filling station.

She inserts chants and machinegunfire descriptions that make expert use of open and projective verse, leaving the reader with a sense that poetry can, and will, take many forms to get one's point across effectively. Read this collection and walk away with a better understanding of how Sonia relates to the world.