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For colored girls who have considered suicide, when the rainbow is enuf

a choreopoem
Pages
96
Published
1975
Language
English

Synopsis

Experience Ntozake Shange's groundbreaking choreopoem, a powerful exploration of Black womanhood in 20th-century America. This complete text, featuring stage directions, captures the raw emotions and resilience of women navigating identity, love, and survival. It's a vital work that continues to speak to audiences with its fierce honesty and beauty.

About the author

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Ntozake Shange

Ntozake Shange was a celebrated playwright and poet whose work explored the experiences of Black women. Her groundbreaking choreopoem, for colored girls who have considered suicide, when the rainbow is enuf, remains a powerful and influential piece. Shange's writing often blended poetry, drama, and prose to create vivid and resonant narratives.