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Shake Loose My Skin: New and Selected Poems

by Sonia Sanchez · 1999

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Coming on the heels of Sanchez's 1998 nominations for both the National Book Critics Circle and the NAACP Image Awards, Shake Loose My Skin covers over thirty years of work and is a testament to her literary, sensual, and political powers. Sanchez combines an ear for the rhythms of street speech with a sophisticated formal repertoire. She shifts with ease from a blues-inspired love poem to a political call to arms. She is a master of haiku, tanka, and even villanelle, but constantly reconstructs these and other forms with her unique poetic vision. Her world is one of hardship, violence, and oppression, but it is also one of passion, fortitude, and tenderness.

Themes
feminismfeminismMore like thisLess of thisAfrican AmericanAfrican AmericanMore like thisLess of thisraceraceMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 157 pages
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poetrypoetryMore like thisLess of this

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