A review by sarahrigg
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf by Ntozake Shange, Ntozake Shange

4.0

I'd gotten out of the habit of reading poetry and then picked up this volume at a used book store recently. The author calls it a "Choreo-poem" because it includes stage directions for having 7 women dancers perform the poems. I was mildly put off by the slang she used in the introduction to the piece. However, I loved the series of poems as a whole and would love to see this performed live. I liked some sections better than others, but as a whole, it's just amazing. Also highly recommended.