Sonya Vann DeLoach

Sonya Vann DeLoach joined Detroit’s Circle writing group in 2020, where she wrote a poem, “Garden of Delight,” which was chosen over thousands to appear in Chicken Soup for the Soul: I’m Speaking Now: Black Women Share Their Truth in 101 Stories of Love, Courage and Hope (June 2021). Her poetry appears in Circle's Cypher (2021) book. Sonya has written for The New York Times, Chicago Tribune and Detroit Free Press, where she was a copy editor. She lives with her husband in Ann Arbor, Michigan.