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Erika L. Sánchez

(1983) Poet

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Erika L. Sánchez is a poet.

Quick Facts About Erika L. Sánchez

Born: November 30, 1983
Profession: Poet

About Erika L. Sánchez

[Wikidata] American poet, writer... | [Wikipedia] Erika L. Sánchez is an American poet and writer. She is the author of poetry collection Lessons on Expulsion, a young adult novel I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter, a 2017 finalist for the National Book Award for Young People's Literature, and Crying in the Bathroom: A Memoir. She was a profess

Quotes by Erika L. Sánchez

“I don’t know why I’ve always been like this, why the smallest things make me ache inside. There’s a poem I read…

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“It’s easier to be pissed, though. If I stop being angry, I’m afraid I’ll fall apart until I’m just a warm mound…

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Fall apart

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“In some ways, I think that part of what I'm trying to accomplish, whether Amá really understands it or not, is to…

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Immigrant-experience

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“Be careful. Please. The border…The fucking border.” I feel a wildness spreading through me. “It’s nothing but a giant wound, a big…

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“Mexican nicknames are as cruel as they are hilarious”

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Humor

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“How do we tie our shoes, brush our hair, drink coffee, wash the dishes, and go to sleep, pretending everything is fine?…

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