Though still emphasizing what she sees as the need for revolutionary cultural change, Sanchez's later works, such as "I've Been a Woman" (1978), "Homegirls and Handgrenades" (1985), and "Under a Soprano Sky" (1987), tend to focus less on separatist themes (like those of Malcolm X), and more on themes of love, community, and empowerment. She continues to explores the haiku, tanka, and sonku forms, as well as blues-influenced rhythms. Later works continue her experiments with forms such as the epic in "Does Your House Have Lions?" (1997), an emotional account of her brother's deadly struggle with AIDS, and the haiku in "Morning Haiku" (2010).