# Sonia Sanchez

> Sonia Sanchez is an American poet, writer, and professor. She was a leading figure in the Black Arts Movement and has written more than 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 a Pew Fellowship in the Arts, and in 2001 was awarded the Robert Frost Medal for her contributions to the canon of American poetry. She has been influential to other African-American poets, including Krista Franklin. Sanchez is a member of The Wintergreen Women Writers Collective.

*American poet, playwright and activist*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1934-09-09
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 51.4 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 75.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 85.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **X**: https://x.com/poetsanchez (@poetsanchez)
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0761058/ (@nm0761058)
- **WEBSITE**: http://www.soniasanchez.net

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/310316)
- [سونيا سانشيز](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A7_%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%B2)
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- [Sonia Sanchez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonia_Sanchez)
- [Sonia Sanchez](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonia_Sanchez)
- [سونیا سانچز](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%A7_%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86%DA%86%D8%B2)
- [Sonia Sanchez](https://ff.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonia_Sanchez)
- [Sonia Sanchez (poète)](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonia_Sanchez_(po%C3%A8te))
- [סוניה סאנצ'ז](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A1%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%94_%D7%A1%D7%90%D7%A0%D7%A6'%D7%96)
- [Sonia Sanchez](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonia_Sanchez)
- [ਸੋਨੀਆ ਸਨਚੇਜ਼](https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%B8%E0%A9%8B%E0%A8%A8%E0%A9%80%E0%A8%86_%E0%A8%B8%E0%A8%A8%E0%A8%9A%E0%A9%87%E0%A8%9C%E0%A8%BC)
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- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ecaca279-1561-485f-b04b-eb0601e3abb0)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3307926)
- [Sonia Sanchez](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/954804)

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