Sonia Sanchez received the Wallace Steven Award this year! Established in 1994, the Wallace Steven Award is given each year to recognize outstanding and proven mastery in the art of poetry. Poets receive a $100,000 stipend and are chosen by the Academy of American Poets Board of Chancellors. She joins past winners John Ashbery, Yusef Komunyakaa, and Adrienne Rich in this incredible honor. Read more here.