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Withfiercecandorandanunflinchingeye，thehighlypraisedauthorofPushjourneysthroughtheharshrealitiesofAfricanAmericanexistencetofindthe"doortothepossibilityofnow."Theheroesthatemergefromtheseforty-sevenvigorouspoemsconfronttheagonyofbetrayalastheystriveintheirquestforself-transformationandredemption.Fromthecitystreetstotherichlandscapeofdreams，eachofthesepoemsholdsoutthe"blackwingsofexpectation"offeringthechancetoemergefromthepainofthepastandarriveat"thedayyouhavebeenwaitingfor/whenyouwouldfinallybegintolive."Atturnsalarmingandinspiring，therawlyricsandpiercingwisdomofBlackWings&BlindAngelsremindusofSapphire'splaceasauniqueandfearlessvoice.
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SapphireistheauthorofAmericanDreams,acollectionofpoetrywhichwascitedbyPublishersWeeklyas,"Oneofthestrongestdebutcollectionsofthenineties."Push,hernovel,wontheBook-of-the-MonthClubStephenCraneawardforFirstFiction,theBlackCaucusoftheAmericanLibraryAssociation'sFirstNovelistAward,and,inGreatBritain,theMindBookoftheYearAward.PushwasnamedbytheVillageVoiceandTimeOutNewYorkasoneofthetoptenbooksof1996.PushwasnominatedforanNAACPImageAwardinthecategoryofOutstandingLiteraryWorkofFiction.AbouthermostrecentbookofpoetryPoet'sandWriter'sMagazinewrote,"Withhersoulonthelineineachverse,herlatestcollection,BlackWings&BlindAngels,retainsSapphire'sincendiarypowertowinheartsandsingeminds."Sapphire'sworkhasappearedinTheNewYorker,TheNewYorkTimesMagazine,TheNewYorkTimesBookReview,TheBlackScholar,Spin,andBomb.InFebruaryof2007ArizonaStateUniversitypresentedPUSHingBoundaries,PUSHingArt:ASymposiumontheWorksofSapphire.Sapphire'sworkhasbeentranslatedintoelevenlanguagesandhasbeenadaptedforstageintheUnitedStatesandEurope.Precious,thefilmadaptionofhernovel,recentlywontheGrandJuryPrizeandtheAudienceAwardsintheU.S.dramaticcompetitionatSundance(2009).,,
