Each of the women portray one of the characters represented in the collection of twenty poems, revealing different issues that impact women in general and women of color in particular.
For Colored Girls, Bütün Kızlar Toplandık, For Colored Girls - Die Tränen des Regenbogens, For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf, Kolorowe ptaki, Les couleurs du destin, Para Garotas de Cor, Para Raparigas de Cor, Zoi me allo hroma, Ζωή με άλλο χρώμα, Песни о любви, 有色女孩