I've been fighting this war within myself - Sanchez-Day, Antonio
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Even though he was often vastly outnumbered by enemies on the outside and by demons on the inside, Antonio Sanchez-Day took on life. He fought against racism as a boy, fought against family troubles, and fought as a street soldier for his gang which was the "family" he'd always wanted. Then he had to fight simply to survive 13 years of incarceration. Inside the walls, Antonio found his main weapon, his pen. He wrote brilliantly, and with pen in hand, he turned his life around. The 123 pages of new, unpublished poetry in this book was put together by Antonio's friend and mentor, Brian Daldorph,…mehr

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Even though he was often vastly outnumbered by enemies on the outside and by demons on the inside, Antonio Sanchez-Day took on life. He fought against racism as a boy, fought against family troubles, and fought as a street soldier for his gang which was the "family" he'd always wanted. Then he had to fight simply to survive 13 years of incarceration. Inside the walls, Antonio found his main weapon, his pen. He wrote brilliantly, and with pen in hand, he turned his life around. The 123 pages of new, unpublished poetry in this book was put together by Antonio's friend and mentor, Brian Daldorph, to "cement [his] legacy" (Antonio's words). Antonio died in March 2021, aged 44.
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Antonio Sanchez-Day was born in Topeka, Kansas. Because of trouble stemming from drugs, alcohol and gangs, he was incarcerated for 13 years. Upon release, he applied himself to writing and poetry as a way to reform himself. He became a volunteer at the Douglas County Jail as a writing class instructor, and presented his work in many different forums all over the state. He used his writing as his way of taking on life.