| #2051161 in Books | 1991-07-15 | 1991-07-15 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.26 x.41 x5.46l,.37 | File type: PDF | 160 pages||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Five Stars|By Avery L. Robinson|I received the item in a timely manner as described.|5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.| My favorite book in the entire world|By A Customer|Ntozake Shange is a genius, a goddess, but above all else, a poet. This book revolutionized the way I viewed poetry. As she says, "A poem shd||& She Bleeds| & Then| Advice| Between A Dancer & A Poet| Chicago In San Francisco & You| Closets| Cross Oceans In My Heart| De Poems Gotta Come Outta My Crotch?| Ego| Elegance In The Extreme| Expiriese Girl Wanted| Fame On All Fours| Five| Flying-song| For All
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