Sapphire (author)

American author and poet

Ramona Lofton (born August 4, 1950), better known by her pen name Sapphire, is an American author and performance poet. She is known for her 1996 novel Push, which later became an Academy Award-nominated movie titled Precious (2009).[1]

Sapphire
Sapphire at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2009
Born
Ramona Lofton

(1950-08-04) August 4, 1950 (age 74)
Alma materBrooklyn College, City College of New York
Notable workPush (1996)
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