- Hardcover: 80 pages
- Publisher: Beacon Press (May 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0807068306
- ISBN-13: 978-0807068304
- Product Dimensions: 20.6 x 13.2 x 1.5 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 3,765,799 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Poems evoke the Black experience of living in modern America.
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"In all her words, Sanchez grabs your heart. In her latest work, "Does Your House Have Lions?", it is her own heart she bears to tell the story of the brother she lost to AIDS. Poignant and honest, "Lions" speaks of familial acceptance and reconciliaition in the face of this scourge, and breaks the silence that often surrounds the subjects of homosexuality and AIDS in the black community." --Vibes
"In all her words, Sanchez grabs your heart. In her latest work, "Does Your House Have Lions?", it is her own heart she bears to tell the story of the brother she lost to AIDS. Poignant and honest, "Lions" speaks of familial acceptance and reconciliaition in the face of this scourge, and breaks the silence that often surrounds the subjects of homosexuality and AIDS in the black community." --Vibes
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Breathtaking and compulsively readable, 16 May 2005
By E. Kutinsky "ekutinsky" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Does Your House Have Lions? (Bluestreak) (Paperback)
I come from a skewed perspective because I had the privilege of watching the great Sonia Sanchez perform this work in person. Not read, perform. Sanchez's work on the page is a script and a catalyst for the performance of verse and characterization, as if, when reading, she's filled with the writing rather than presenting it. That means that with Does Your House Have Lions, the gorgeous tale of rebellion, loss, and reconciliation is presented exactly as it should - as a maelstrom of free-floating unresolved emotions, pain and disappointments that only grew in the face of death. It's a work of magnificent gusto to convey, with unwavering and elegant lyricism, a consummate identity of everyone involved, a family, before and after death, and the continued dialogue of what seems like a whole community of life being unwound by the most powerful unfinished buisness.
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Mama Sanchez!!!, 12 July 2011
By D. Marshall "GOD'S child" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Does Your House Have Lions? (Bluestreak) (Paperback)
Such a gifted poet, with an ability to tap into the human spirit like no other. I am thrilled that I decided to start a Sonia Sanchez collection. Long overdue, I know. But, it's never too late to open your arms to brilliance.
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A heartbreaking poem dedicated to her brother, 30 Jan 2009
By Darryl R. Morris "Kidzdoc" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Does Your House Have Lions? (Bluestreak) (Paperback)
Ms Sanchez is an African-American poet and playwright, who was a distinguished professor of English at Temple University in Philadelphia. Does Your House Have Lions?, which was nominated for both the National Book Critics' Circle Award and the NAACP Image Award in 1997, is a poem in memory of Ms Sanchez's brother, who died of AIDS in the 1980s. It consists of short, electric bursts of anger, bitterness, fear, and ultimately love and reconciliation, from the voices of Ms Sanchez, her brother, their father, and his stepmother, along with the voices of African ancestors. My only regret is not hearing Ms Sanchez read this poem; if anyone is familiar with this book and knows of a performance or audio book of it, please let me know!
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