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A conversation with Ntozake Shange / interviewed by Clare Spark

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A conversation with Ntozake Shange / interviewed by Clare Spark


Topics
Shange, Ntozake., Poets, Black., Poetry, Modern., Women authors, Feminism, African American women dramatists, African American women poets, American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982
Contributor
Clare Spark, Producer; Ntozake Shange, Author; Trazana Beverley, Performer
Language
English
Ntozake Shange, the black feminist poet, author of "For colored girls who have considered suicide, when the rainbow is enuf," is interviewed by Clare Spark on The Sour Apple Tree. Shange discusses reactions to her work and emphasizes how the poems are misperceived by many critics. Ends with a one-minute cut from the album of the 1977 Broadway production of "For colored girls who have considered suicide, when the rainbow is enuf." The piece is performed by Trazana Beverley. Produced by Clare Spark, KPFK. First broadcast 8/7/77. Aircheck. This program was previously titled "For colored girls who have considered suicide: when the rainbow is enuf / Ntozake Shange interviewed by Clare Spark". Production note: The mood is tense and the content revealing.

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RESTRICTED. Please contact the Pacifica Radio Archives if you wish to use any portion of this recording in any published work or performance. Permissions, licensing requests, and all other inquiries should be directed in writing to: Pacifica Radio Archives c/o Archives Director, 3729 Cahuenga Blvd. West, North Hollywood, CA 91604, 800-735-0230 x 263, fax 818-506-1084, info AT pacificaradioarchives.org, http://www.pacificaradioarchives.org. The Pacifica Radio Archives will honor all takedown requests in compliance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and other applicable intellectual copyright laws. Claimants are advised to leave detailed contact information including name, telephone number, e-mail address, and/or physical address where they may be reached, as well as all information pertaining to the specific nature of the complaint. The preservation of these tapes was funded by a grant from the National Historic Publications and Records Commission. Preservation services provided by George Blood Audio and Video.

Contact Information
Pacifica Radio Archives, 3729 Cahuenga Boulevard West, North Hollywood, CA 91604, Phone: 800-735-0230, E-mail: info AT pacificaradioarchives dot org
Addeddate
2016-04-26 23:47:45
Date-broadcast
1977-08-07
Date-created
1977-08-07~
Identifier
pacifica_radio_archives-KZ0209
Rights
RESTRICTED. Please contact the Pacifica Radio Archives if you wish to use any portion of this recording in any published work or performance. Permissions, licensing requests, and all other inquiries should be directed in writing to: Pacifica Radio Archives c/o Archives Director, 3729 Cahuenga Blvd. West, North Hollywood, CA 91604, 800-735-0230 x 263, fax 818-506-1084, info AT pacificaradioarchives.org, http://www.pacificaradioarchives.org. The Pacifica Radio Archives will honor all takedown requests in compliance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and other applicable intellectual copyright laws. Claimants are advised to leave detailed contact information including name, telephone number, e-mail address, and/or physical address where they may be reached, as well as all information pertaining to the specific nature of the complaint. The preservation of these tapes was funded by a grant from the National Historic Publications and Records Commission. Preservation services provided by George Blood Audio and Video.
Run time
00:54:43
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Internet Archive Python library 1.0.2
Source
http://pacificaradioarchives.org/american-women-making-history-and-culture-1963-1982
Station
KPFK

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