The joy of poetry is that it will wait for you. Novels don't wait for you. Characters change. But poetry will wait. I think it's the greatest art.
I cannot tell the truth about anything unless I confess being a student, growing and learning something new every day. The more I learn, the clearer … - Sonia Sanchez
I cannot tell the truth about anything unless I confess being a student, growing and learning something new every day. The more I learn, the clearer …
- Sonia Sanchez
Zora Neale Hurston said fear is the greatest emotion and I said, 'No my dear sister.' Fear will make us move to save our own skins. Love also makes u… - Sonia Sanchez
Zora Neale Hurston said fear is the greatest emotion and I said, 'No my dear sister.' Fear will make us move to save our own skins. Love also makes u…
Poetry is subconscious conversation, it is as much the work of those who understand it and those who make it. - Sonia Sanchez
Poetry is subconscious conversation, it is as much the work of those who understand it and those who make it.
I shall become, I shall become a collector of me. And put meat on my soul. - Sonia Sanchez
I shall become, I shall become a collector of me. And put meat on my soul.
The most fundamental truth to be told in any art form, as far as Blacks are concerned, is that America is killing us. - Sonia Sanchez
The most fundamental truth to be told in any art form, as far as Blacks are concerned, is that America is killing us.
... in order to be a true revolutionary, you must understand love. Love, sacrifice, and death. - Sonia Sanchez
... in order to be a true revolutionary, you must understand love. Love, sacrifice, and death.
I write to tell the truth about the black condition as I see it. Therefore, I write to offer a black woman's view of the world. - Sonia Sanchez
I write to tell the truth about the black condition as I see it. Therefore, I write to offer a black woman's view of the world.
All poets, all writers are political. They either maintain the status quo, or they say, 'Something's wrong, let's change it for the better.' - Sonia Sanchez
All poets, all writers are political. They either maintain the status quo, or they say, 'Something's wrong, let's change it for the better.'
The black artist is dangerous. Black art controls the 'Negro's' reality, negates negative influences, and creates positive images. - Sonia Sanchez
The black artist is dangerous. Black art controls the 'Negro's' reality, negates negative influences, and creates positive images.
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