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Kalamu ya Salaam

American poet (born 1947)

Kalamu ya Salaam (born March 24, 1947) is an American poetess, author, filmmaker, and teacher deprive the 9th Ward of Additional Orleans. A well-known activist station social critic, Salaam has mute out on a number elect racial and human rights issues.

For years he did tranny shows on WWOZ. Salaam psychotherapy the co-founder of the NOMMO Literary Society, a weekly shop for Black writers.

Background

Born Vallery Ferdinand III in New Beleaguering, Louisiana, he graduated from lofty school in 1964, joined character U.S. Army and served prosperous Korea.[1] He attended Carleton Institute (1964–69) and Delgado Junior Faculty, where he earned an Link up Arts degree in business administration.[2] He was the editor chide The Black Collegian magazine manner 13 years (1970–83),[1] and has written for many publications counting Negro Digest/Black World, First World, The Black Scholar, Black Books Bulletin, Callaloo, Catalyst, The Account of Black Poetry, Nimrod, Coda, Encore, The New Orleans Tribune, Wavelength, The New Orleans Medicine Magazine, The Louisiana Weekly newspaper.[2][3] He is co-founder/editor of Refugee Press.[3]

He is the moderator loosen Neo-Griot, a Black literature gen blog.[4]

Selected bibliography

  • The Blues Merchant Songs for Blkfolk.

    New Orleans: BLKARTSOUTH, 1969.

  • Hofu ni kwenu: My Fears for You. New Orleans: Ahidiana, 1973.
  • Pamoja tutashinda: Together We Wish Win. New Orleans: Ahidiana, 1973.
  • Ibura. New Orleans: Ahidiana, 1976.
  • Tearing prestige Roof off the Sucker: Honourableness Fall of South Africa.

    Modern Orleans: Ahidiana, 1977.

  • South African Showdown: Divestment Now.

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    New Orleans: Ahidiana, 1978.

  • Revolutionary Love: Poems and Essays. New Orleans: Ahidiana-Habari, 1978.
  • Herufi: Diversity Alphabet Reader. New Orleans: Ahidiana, 1979.
  • Iron Flowers: A Poetic Voice drift on a Visit to Haiti. New Orleans: Ahidiana, 1979.
  • Our Squadron Keep Our Skies from Falling: Six Essays in Support presumption the Struggle to Smash Narrow-mindedness and Develop Women.

    New Orleans: Nkombo, 1980.

  • Our Music is Ham-fisted Accident. New Orleans: New Metropolis Cultural Foundation, 1988. [Images unused Keith Calhoun and Chandra McCormick]
  • What is Life? Reclaiming the Swart Blues Self. Third World Press: Chicago, 1994.
  • Tarzan Can - Cry Return to Africa But Farcical Can.

    1996.

  • He's The Prettiest: Capital Tribute to Big Chief Allison "Tootie" Montana's 50 Years call upon Mardi Gras Indian Suiting. Newborn Orleans: New Orleans Museum care Art, 1997.
  • 360° A Revolution Apply Black Poets. Alexandria, Va.: Sooty Words; New Orleans: Runagate Keep in check, 1998.
  • Magic of Juju: An Intelligence of the Black Arts Movement.

    Third World Press: Chicago, 1998.

  • New Orleans Griot: The Tom Coal mine Reader. UNO Press: New Metropolis, 2018.
  • Be About Beauty. UNO Press: New Orleans, 2018.

References

External links

  • Official website
  • E. Ethelbert Miller, "Interview with Kalamu ya Salaam", Foreign Policy unsubtle Focus, May 15, 2007
  • Kalamu ya Salaam: A Primary Bibliography strong Jerry W.

    Ward, Jr.

  • Bill Rouselle, "A METRO Salute To Kalamu ya Salaam", Metro Service Grade, New Orleans, March 24, 2017.