Ntozake Shange
(1948 - 2018)Ntozake Shange was a renowned playwright, poet, and novelist. Born Paulette Williams in 1948, she received her Bachelor’s degree from Barnard College and her Master’s degree from the University of Southern California. Her works include the Broadway-Produced and Obie Award-winning for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf, Betsey Brown, Liliane, and Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo.
Novels
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf (1975)
Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo (1982)
Betsy Brown (1985)
Liliane (1994)
Some Sing, Some Cry (2010) (with Ifa Bayeza)
Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo (1982)
Betsy Brown (1985)
Liliane (1994)
Some Sing, Some Cry (2010) (with Ifa Bayeza)
Collections
Nappy Edges (poems) (1978)
Three Pieces (poems) (1981)
A Daughter's Geography (poems) (1983)
From Okra to Greens (poems) (1984)
Ridin' the Moon in Texas (poems) (1987)
The Love Space Demands (poems) (1991)
The Sweet Breath of Life (poems) (2004)
Wild Beauty (poems) (2017)
Three Pieces (poems) (1981)
A Daughter's Geography (poems) (1983)
From Okra to Greens (poems) (1984)
Ridin' the Moon in Texas (poems) (1987)
The Love Space Demands (poems) (1991)
The Sweet Breath of Life (poems) (2004)
Wild Beauty (poems) (2017)
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