Ntozake Shange

Through the polyphonic voices of Liliane Lincoln's childhood friends, lovers, and conversations with her psychoanalyst, Ntozake Shange weaves the life of a remarkable young woman. Liliane Lincoln is an artist who exposes what she knows of herself to the world through her bold and colorful artwork. Gradually, however, Liliane realizes that in order to survive, she must come to terms with what she has kept hidden even from herself. Liliane is extraordinary...

Lost in Language and Sound is a vibrant and vital collection that celebrates the three most important muses in the life and work of Ntozake Shange: language, music, and dance. In this deeply personal book, the celebrated writer reflects on what it means to be an artist, a woman, and a woman of color through a beautiful combination of memoir and essay. She describes where her love for creative forces began-in her childhood home, a place where imagination...

This extraodrinary poetic text captures the movement for civil rights in the United States and honros its most elegant inspiration, Coretta Scott.

After growing up with their mama in Charleston, South Carolina, three sisters find themselves divided across the country. Sassafrass is a weaver like her mother, now living as an artist in Los Angeles. Cypress is a dancer who calms her sould when discovering new forms of dance. Indego still lives in Charleston, enjoying the poetry of everyday living.