Great Regulars: For years, people have called her

the "unofficial poet laureate of Philadelphia." Now it's official.

Sonia Sanchez, 77, poet, teacher, mentor, activist, and revered Philadelphian, will be named the city's first poet laureate by Mayor Nutter in an 11 a.m. ceremony Thursday at City Hall.

from John Timpane: The Philadelphia Inquirer: Phila. selects Sonia Sanchez as its first poet laureate

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