Sonia Sanchez to come to Winston-Salem
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On January 25,1^92, The Arts
Council will proudly present to this
community one of our greatest liv
ing African- American writers. A
cover Sonia Sanche/.s sound, we
find our very own ? our Lady,
singing; "God bless the child that's
got his own/that's got his own."
ArtsReach
By REGGIE JOHNSON
poet, mother, activist, and professor,
Sonia Sanchez will provide Win
ston-Salem with a unique opportu
nity to meet and learn from one of
our strongest voices in the African
American literary community. A
writer thai has never followed any
one's lead, Ms. Sanchez has refused
to fall in line with America's literary
machinery that seeks 10 dictate what
is "our own." For, as Houston
Baker points out, /For the indis
putable truth is that when we dis
Through The Arts Council's
Literary Readings and Workshops
scries, Sonia Sanchcz will come to
the area for a literary reading and
workshop. Ms. Sanchez has
enriched the literary field since her
flehnt in thC I?*0'* ^rented
treasure of works for the interested
. readers through the years.
_S onia Sane hez is the author of
13 books including Under A
Soprano Sky, Homecoming , We a
BaddDDD People , and I've been A
Woman: New and Selected Poems.
A national ami international lecturer
on black culture and literature,
women's liberation, peacc and racial
justice, Ms. Sanchez is also a con
tributing editor to Black Scholar
and the Journal of African Studies.
Through her works and studies, she
has received international recogni
tion and awards including the 1985
American Book Award tor llome
girls and Handgrenades , and the
first Presidential Fellowship at
Temple University. Ms. Sanchez
has lectured at over 5(X) universities
and colleges in the United States
and has traveled extensively, read
ing her poetry in Cuba, England, the
Caribbean, Australia, Nicaragua,
the People's Republic of China,
Norway and Canada.
But beyond the awards and
international attention, there are the
words. If for no other reason you
spend your Saturday with Sonia
Sanchez on the campus of Winston
Salem State University, Jan. 25, you
should be there for the words of one
of the finest poeis of our umc. With
language, Ms. Sanchez reflects the
world as she sees U. Through the
eyes of a vibrant African-American
woman, she presents us with a
world colored by her passion and
compassion; Her work is moving,
militant and evocative, and provides
the reader with a tool of understand
ing and kinship.
As a community, , we should
take advantage of this chance to
meet the author of some of the most
important literature that houses the
history and heritage of African
Americans as well as the ideas of
the future. On January 25, in the
Hall Patterson at Winston-Salem
State University, Sonia Sanchez
will conduct a free workshop for the
public. Pre-registration is required.
In the afternoon, Ms. Sanchez witt
present a reading of her works and
attend a recejKitin in her honor host
ed by the English Department of
Winston-Salem State University.
This event is presented in partner
ship with the Winston-Salem State
University Alumni Association and
English DepartyoM^nd is made
possible by a ! The Arts
Council of North Carolina, a state
agency. Tickets for the reading are
,$4 and will be available at The Arts
^Council 0ffice>305 W. Fourth
Street. For more information, call
The Arts Council at 722-2585.
Sonla Sanchez $
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Johnnierenee Nia Nelson, a
prize-winning author, has created
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African-American holiday "Kwan
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sage: Everyday Kwanzaa Poems ,
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Ms. Nelson, a native Chicago
an, earned. the coveted Michigan
State University Creative Writing
Award for Best Collection of Poetry
.Jor her volume "21 Years Toward
V Becoming a Black Woman," while
.completing her graduate studies. In
1988, she wrote A Quest for Kwan
zaa: Poems, and was named a
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