Wild Beauty: New and Selected Poems by Ntozake Shange (English) Paperback Book

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Ntozake Shange—the cultural icon whose play, For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide, was adapted into a feature film—fiercely confronts issues relating to race and feminism in this beautiful bilingual (English and Spanish) collection of new and selected poems.

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NAACP Image Award Finalist for Outstanding Literary WorkFrom the poet, novelist, and cultural icon behind the award-winning and extraordinary Broadway play, for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf, comes "a kaleidoscopic journey through black womanhood" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) and a moving bilingual collection of new and beloved poems.In this stirring collection of more than sixty original and selected poems in both English and Spanish, Ntozake Shange shares her utterly unique, unapologetic, and deeply emotional writing that has made her one of the most iconic literary figures of our time.With a clear, raw, and affecting voice, Shange draws from her experience as a feminist black woman in American to craft groundbreaking poetry about pain, beauty, and color. In the bestselling tradition of Rupi Kaur's Milk and Honey, Wild Beauty is more than a poetry collection; it is an exquisite call to action for a new generation of women, people of color, feminists, and activists to follow in the author's footsteps in the pursuit of equality and understanding. As The New York Times raves, "Ntozake Shange writes with such exquisite care and beauty that anyone can relate to her message."

Author Biography

Ntozake Shange is 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. She currently lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Review

"Acclaimed poet, playwright, and novelist Shange, takes readers on a kaleidoscopic journey through black womanhood in her first selected volume.The poems showcase vibrant narratives of black women who are neither solely saints nor sinners."  * Publisher's Weekly Starred Review *"These powerfully swinging, jabbing, lamenting, testifying, and protesting poems deliver an array of voices sharing experiences sensual and violent, personal and communal, all catalyzed by the traumas and tragedies of racism and sexism and the transcendence of art, love, and hope."  * Booklist Review *"A revelation . . Shange is as fearless as ever in poems that reveal our humanity and pain."  * Essence *

Review Quote

"These powerfully swinging, jabbing, lamenting, testifying, and protesting poems deliver an array of voices sharing experiences sensual and violent, personal and communal, all catalyzed by the traumas and tragedies of racism and sexism and the transcendence of art, love, and hope."

Excerpt from Book

Wild Beauty PREFACE Poems come like a fresh breeze or a rapid slap to the cheek. The body vibrates, blows warm or chill, damp or dry, fingers tighten or relax and the lips grow thin or thick as the day I was born. Writing is so physical. Words pummel or caress. The poems in this volume range from my early work in the 1970s when I could dance for hours and write poems till the wee hours of the night, when black-and-white movies of Dolores del R

Details ISBN1501169947 Author Ntozake Shange Publisher Simon & Schuster ISBN-10 1501169947 ISBN-13 9781501169946 Format Paperback Subtitle New and Selected Poems Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States DEWEY 811.54 Short Title Wild Beauty Language English Imprint Simon & Schuster Year 2022 Pages 288 Publication Date 2022-07-21 NZ Release Date 2022-07-21 US Release Date 2022-07-21 UK Release Date 2022-07-21 AU Release Date 2022-08-02 Alternative 9781501169939 Audience General We've got this

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