![]() In a similar fashion, they also embody the precise intention of this special issue of the CLA Journal as it foregrounds, elevates, and pays homage- in ways that “sing a song of life”-to the epic work, artistic genius, creative visions, feminist and racial politics, formidable accomplishments, and indelible legacy of the incomparable Ntozake Shange. ![]() In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content:Ģ CLA JOURNAL INTRODUCTION “sing a black girl’s song … sing a song of her life”: Ntozake Shange Trimiko Melancon In her seminal choreopoem, for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf, Ntozake Shange writes, “somebody/anybody / sing a black girl’s song / bring her out / sing a song of life.” Exquisite, brilliant, and arresting in their poeticism as much as in their centering of black women, these words, these poetic intonations, reflect the essence of Shange’s work.
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