Shake Loose My Skin: New and Selected Poems

Shake Loose My Skin: New and Selected Poems
ISBN-10
0807068896
ISBN-13
9780807068892
Category
Poetry
Pages
113
Language
English
Published
2012-06-12
Publisher
Beacon Press
Author
Sonia Sanchez

Description

An extraordinary retrospective covering over thirty years of work, Shake Loose My Skin is a stunning testament to the literary, sensual, and political powers of the award-winning Sonia Sanchez.

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