Quote by: Ntozake Shange

i am really colored & really sad sometimes & you hurt me more than i ever danced outta/ i am ready to die like a lily in the desert/ & i cdnt let you in on it cuz i didnt know/ here is what i have/ poems/ big thighs/ lil tits/ & so much love/ will you take it from me this one time/ please this is for you


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Author Bio


  • NameNtozake Shange
  • DescriptionContemporary African American writer and performance artist
  • AliasesPaulette L. Williams; Paulette Williams
  • BornOctober 18, 1948
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor; Screenwriter; Poet; Author; Novelist; Playwright
  • WorksFor Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Is Enuf; Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo; Betsey Brown; Nappy Edges; Liliane
  • AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship