I’ve been a womanwith my legs stretched by the windrushing the daythinking i heard your voicew
I’ve been a womanwith my legs stretched by the windrushing the daythinking i heard your voicewhile it was only the nitemoving overmaking room for the dawn.—“Poem No. 8” from I’ve Been A Woman, 1978Soft words and lyrical confession make up Poem No. 8, a poem by the acclaimed author and activist Dr. Sonia Sanchez. Her vast body of work urgently grapples with black womanhood, ancestry, life, and love. Please join us on Thursday, February 22nd with the National Coalition of 100 Black Women as we honor Dr. Sanchez for her literary and cultural contributions, featuring live readings and discussions with the poet herself.Posted by Simon Wu -- source link
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