Sonia Sanchez Now Poet Laureate of Phillly
From "Great Things Happ'nin'/ January 2012"
Compiled and edited by Louis Reyes Rivera
Louisreyesrivera@aol.com
Sonia Sanchez Now Poet Laureate
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As of Thursday, December 29, 2011, Mayor Michael Nutter and the City of
Philadelphia have installed West Philadelphia resident Sonia Sanchez as their
first Poet Laureate. In his announcement, Mayor Nutter called Ms. Sanchez "the
longtime conscience of the city."
Throughout her vocation as such, the 77-year-old poet has geared her poetry as
a tool for social activ