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 of America
surface form: United States
creatorEthnicityOfAuthor Black Americans
surface form: African American
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