Under a Soprano Sky

Trenton, New Jersey: Africa World Press, 1987. 2nd Printing. Octavo in wraps; 101 pp: illustrations (b&w); 22 cm About near fine(-) to very good(++); wraps clean, pages crisp; binding tight; a very nice copy. Paperback. ISBN: 9780865430532, 9780865430525

This latest collection of new and selected poems by Sonia Sanchez suggests feminist concerns around which these poems revolve. The many haiku, narrative, and elegies in these poems contain Sanchez's own brand of Afro-American lyricism, and range in tone from anger, to cynicism, to reverence. The subjects range from autobiography to social commentary, from motherhood to South Africa. All the poems reflect Sanchez's concern with expanding contours of the English language to facilitate her self-expression as a black woman. The collection also reflects her interest in the words and images of Third World artists.