The Sweet Breath of Life: A Poetic Narrative of the African-American Family
by Ntozake Shange
Published by Atria Books, 2004. Hardcover. 175pp. Illustrated pictorial boards. Light remainder mark to upper edge of text block, else a FINE copy. The dustjacket is unclipped, also Near Fine.
This is a collection of 135 black and white photographs taken by the Kamoinge Workshop, a group of African-American photographers founded in 1963. Focusing on the African-American family, the photos are accompanied by the poems of Ntozake Shange They, are most often literal interpretations of the images, tracing facial expressions and body postures in text.
