Homecoming

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"Homecoming" is the debut poetry collection by African American writer Sonia Sanchez, known for its powerful exploration of Black identity, womanhood, and the emerging Black Arts Movement.

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instanceOf book ⓘ
poetry collection ⓘ
associatedWith African American cultural nationalism ⓘ
Black Power movement ⓘ
author Sonia Sanchez ⓘ
authorGender female ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
creatorEthnicityOfAuthor African American ⓘ
linked to: Black Americans
genre African American poetry ⓘ
feminist poetry ⓘ
political poetry ⓘ
hasSubject African American communities ⓘ
art and activism ⓘ
diasporic consciousness ⓘ
family and kinship ⓘ
gender roles ⓘ
political struggle ⓘ
self-definition ⓘ
influenced later Black feminist poets ⓘ
spoken word and performance poetry ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryForm free verse ⓘ
lyric poetry ⓘ
literaryMovement Black Arts Movement ⓘ
mainTheme Black identity ⓘ
Black pride ⓘ
love and relationships ⓘ
racism in the United States ⓘ
resistance ⓘ
social justice ⓘ
urban life ⓘ
womanhood ⓘ
notableFor contribution to African American literature curricula ⓘ
early articulation of Black Arts aesthetics ⓘ
exploration of Black womanhood ⓘ
periodOfPublication 1960s ⓘ
styleCharacteristic direct address to the reader ⓘ
experimental typography ⓘ
oral, speech-like rhythms ⓘ
politically engaged voice ⓘ
use of Black vernacular English ⓘ

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Sonia Sanchez → notableWork → Homecoming ⓘ