Synopses & Reviews
nappy edges collects poetry and poetic prose by "a writer of unusual power and resonance . . . A leading black poet [who] ranks [with] Giovanni, Baraka, Brooks, and Hughes" (Emery Lewis,
The Record). Indeed,
nappy edges is "extraordinary and wonderful [in its] lyric, tragic exploration into black women's loneliness . . . [Shange] writes with such exquisite care and beauty that anyone can relate to her" (Clive Barnes,
The New York Times).
Synopsis
Completely repackaged, this spirited celebration of the African-American soul breathes new life in the rhythmic poetry of beats and movements for which she is renowned. Winner of the Tony Award and the Obie Award for "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf, Ntozake Shange's poetry is considered some of the most influential in African-American culture.