Nappy Edges Author:Ntozake Shange NAPPY EDGES by Ntozake Shange is a collection of poetry written during the — Seventies on a myriad of issues in the poet's trademark style. Shange creates — a rhythm that leaps from the page and lyrically dances around the room. The — words beg to be spoken aloud, and the emotions implore you to feel them. — Shange's message is often pro-woman as sh... more »e deftly builds phrases that
sometimes seem unrelated to form a heavy lesson. Also included in this
collection is a speech that she gave to a conference in which she discussed the
poet's right to individual expression. She challenges readers to know their
poets and to know what their individual sound or flow is like.« less