Does Your House Have Lions ?
by Sonia Sanchez
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Author: Sonia SanchezEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1998-01-28
ISBN: 0807068314
Number of pages: 80
Publisher: Beacon Press
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Book Review: A heartbreaking poem dedicated to her brother
Summary: 4 Stars
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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