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Books by Kalamu Salaam
  | | I Am New Orleans 36 Poets Revisit Marcus Christian's Definitive Poem (Paperback or Softback) by Kalamu Ya Salaam Paperback, Published 2020 by University Of New Orleans Press, United States ISBN-13: 978-1-60801-190-2, ISBN: 1-60801-190-9 |
 | | Be About Beauty by Kalamu Ya Salaam Paperback, 287 Pages, Published 2018 by University Of New Orleans Press ISBN-13: 978-1-60801-166-7, ISBN: 1-60801-166-6 "Activist, educator, filmmaker, writer, and poet Kalamu ya Salaam (born Vallery Ferdinand, III on 24 March 1947 in New Orleans) presents a collection of selected writings that celebrates "essential human beauty and goodness." Through essays, poetry, and speeches, ya Salaam distills his years of wisdom, reflecting on a career built on art and activism, which strove to create community while resisting the powerful who worked to tear it apa ..." |
 | | The Magic of Juju(2nd Edition) An Appreciation of the Black Arts Movement by Kalamu Ya Salaam Paperback, 330 Pages, Published 2016 by Third World Press ISBN-13: 978-0-88378-196-8, ISBN: 0-88378-196-4 "A contextual historical examination of the civil rights movement and the artists who inspired it, this recollection depicts this storied era and how these artists signified the affecting change they helped create. The exploration details the development of the Black Arts Movement--from precursor activities such as the Umbra Workshop to transitional activities such as Ntozake Shange's choreopoem ""for colored girls who considered suicide ..." |
 | | Cosmic Deputy Poetry and Context: 1968 - 2019 by Kalamu Ya Salaam 225 Pages, Published 2020 by University Of New Orleans Press ISBN-13: 978-1-60801-189-6, ISBN: 1-60801-189-5 "Cosmic Deputy is a literary memoir from esteemed activist, educator, producer, and poet Kalamu ya Salaam." |
 | | 360° A Revolution of Black Poets by Kwame Alexander, Kalamu Ya Salaam Paperback, 232 Pages, Published 1998 by Brand: Deluxe Edition ISBN-13: 978-1-888018-14-1, ISBN: 1-888018-14-3 "At poetry slams, in coffee houses and cafes, on spoken word CDs, and even featured in Hollywood movies, a new and exciting renaissance of Black poetry is emerging out of the oral tradition of African-American culture. 360: A Revolution of Black Poets presents the cutting edge of this poetic firestorm sweeping across America. Featuring five pages per poet, 360 presents forty established and emerging Black poets in an anthology of contem ..." |
 | | 360 Degrees a Revolution of Black Poets by Kalamu Ya Salaam, Kwame Alexander Hardcover, 208 Pages, Published 1998 by Black Wordsinc ISBN-13: 978-0-7394-1585-6, ISBN: 0-7394-1585-9 "This amazing book: 360 Degrees of Black Poets is a joy to read. A Revolution of Black Poets is a an exciting new renaissance taking place in the world of Black poetry. In this groundbreaking collection of contemporary verse, 40 established and emerging poets bare their souls in the stirring oral tradition of Black culture." |
 | | New Orleans Griot The Tom Dent Reader by Tom Dent, Kalamu Ya Salaam, Thomas C. Dent, Jerry Washington Ward Paperback, 520 Pages, Published 2018 by University Of New Orleans Press ISBN-13: 978-1-60801-149-0, ISBN: 1-60801-149-6 "A mid-twentieth century African American writer and cultural activist, Tom Dent worked tirelessly to help cultivate the Black Arts Movement, mentoring numerous other artists and writers. Taken from his papers held at the Amistad Research Center in New Orleans, this vital collection brings together Dent's fiction, poetry, essays, interviews, and drama, including many previously unpublished works. With introductions by Kalamu ya Salaam, N ..." |
 | | Yellow Power, Yellow Soul(1st Edition) The Radical Art of Fred Ho (Asian American Experience) by Roger Norman Buckley, Tamara Roberts, Buckley/Roberts Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 2013 by University Of Illinois Press ISBN-13: 978-0-252-07899-6, ISBN: 0-252-07899-3 |
 | | Dance the Guns to Silence 100 Poems for Ken Saro-Wiwa by Nii Ayikwei Parkes, Kadija Sesay, Sharan Strange, Lemn Sissay, Kadija George, Jack Mapanje, Benjamin Zephaniah, Chris Abani, Amiri Baraka, Kamau Brathwaite, Jayne Cortez, Fred D'aguiar, Kwame Dawes, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Sarah Maguire, Niyi Osundare, Kevin Powell, Kalamu Ya Salaam, Sonia Sanchez, Ken Saro-Wiwa Paperback, 200 Pages, Published 2005 by Flipped Eye Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-905233-01-4, ISBN: 1-905233-01-9 "The anthology, Dance the Guns to Silence celebrates the life, struggles and achievements of Nigerian writer and activist, Ken Saro-Wiwa with 100 poems from internationally known and award winning poets and laureates across the globe. The title, Dance the Guns to Silence is taken from one of Saro-Wiwa’s own poems, ‘Dance’, with a foreword written by Ken Wiwa, Ken Saro-Wiwa’s son and editorial advisory from the renowned Malawian poet, now ..." |
 | | What Is Life?(1st Edition) Reclaiming the Black Blues Self by Kalamu Ya Salaam Paperback, 229 Pages, Published 1994 by Third World Press ISBN-13: 978-0-88378-083-1, ISBN: 0-88378-083-6 "An eclectic group of poems and essays using the theme of Black culture as the thread. Salaam engages in a self assessment of his life and work using the template of Black culture." |
 | | Another South(1st Edition) Experimental Writing in the South (Modern & Contemporary Poetics) by Bill Lavender, Professor Hank Lazer, Dr. Lorenzo Thomas, Ralph Adamo, Sandy Baldwin, Holley Blackwell, Joel Dailey, Brett Evans, Jessica Freeman, Skip Fox, Bob Grumman, Ken Harris, Joy Lahey, Jake Berry, John Lowther, Camille Martin, Jerry Mcguire, Thomas Meyer, Mark Prejsnar, Randy Prunty, Alex Rawls, Stephanie Williams, Andy Young, Seth Young, Dave Brinks, Honoree Fanonne Jeffers, Dana Lisa Lustig, A. Di Michele, David Thomas Roberts, Christy Sheffield Sanford, James Sanders, Marla Jernigan, Kalamu Ya Salaam, Jim Leftwich, Daniel Aaron Paperback, 304 Pages, Published 2002 by University Alabama Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8173-1241-1, ISBN: 0-8173-1241-2 "This collection gathers the best work of flourishing but often-neglected avant-garde southern poets, deepening understanding of modern poetry and poetics. Another South is an anthology of poetry from contemporary southern writers who are working in forms that are radical, innovative, and visionary. Highly experimental and challenging in nature, the poetry in this volume, with its syntactical disjunctions, formal revolutions, and typogra ..." |
 | | Precise Tenderness by Kalamu ya Salaam Published by Third World Press ISBN-13: 978-0-88378-426-6, ISBN: 0-88378-426-2 |
 | | Pedagogy, Policy, and the Privatized City Stories of Dispossession and Defiance from New Orleans (Hardback) by Kristen L. Buras, Jim Randels, Kalamu Ya Salaam, Zeus Leonardo Hardcover, 208 Pages, Published 2010 by Teachers College Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8077-5090-2, ISBN: 0-8077-5090-5 "In cities across the nation, communities of colour find themselves resisting state disinvestment and the politics of dispossession. Students at the Center, a writing initiative based in several New Orleans high schools, takes on this struggle through a close examination of race and schools. The book builds on the powerful stories of marginalized youth and their teachers who contest the policies that are destructive to their communities: ..." |
 | | Pedagogy, Policy, and the Privatized City Stories of Dispossession and Defiance from New Orleans by Kristen L. Buras, Jim Randels, Kalamu Ya Salaam, Zeus Leonardo, Afterword By Zeus... Paperback, 208 Pages, Published 2010 by Teachers College Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8077-5089-6, ISBN: 0-8077-5089-1 "In cities across the nation, communities of color find themselves resisting state disinvestment and the politics of dispossession. Students at the Center―a writing initiative based in several New Orleans high schools―takes on this struggle through a close examination of race and schools. This book builds on the powerful stories of marginalized youth and their teachers, who contest the policies that are destructive to their communities: ..." |
 | | Spherical Woman by Kysha Brown Robinson, Jr Thomason, Kalamu Ya Salaam, Lidya Araya, Danielle Miles Paperback, 82 Pages, Published 2009 by Runagate Multimedia ISBN-13: 978-0-9653854-2-8, ISBN: 0-9653854-2-6 "Kysha Brown Robinson is a vital new voice: insightful, courageous, substantive and compelling. A book for the times you need reassuring there is hope that the future of African American poetry is in the competent hands of a sensitive craftsperson. -Mari Evans There are no real secrets in life: only truths we try to hide but which a tear, a smile, a touch, a sibling or an unborn, a lover or task undone always reveals. For fina ..." |
 | | "He's the prettiest" A tribute to Big Chief Allison "Tootie" Montana's 50 years of Mardi Gras Indian suiting, July 12-August 31, 1997 by Kalamu Ya Salaam, Hendrik Edelman Hardcover, 33 Pages, Published 1997 by New Orleans Museum Of Art ISBN-13: 978-0-89494-058-3, ISBN: 0-89494-058-9 |
 | | 360 A Revolution of Black Poets by Kalamu Ya Salaam, Kwame Alexander Hardcover, 200 Pages, Published 2001 by Blackwords ISBN-13: 978-1-888018-12-7, ISBN: 1-888018-12-7 "At poetry slams, in coffee houses and cafes, on spoken word CDs, and even featured in Hollywood movies, a new and exciting renaissance of Black poetry is emerging out of the oral tradition of African-American culture. 360: A Revolution of Black Poets presents the cutting edge of this poetic firestorm sweeping across America. Featuring five pages per poet, 360 presents forty established and emerging Black poets in an anthology of ..." |
 | | From A Bend in the River(1st Edition) 100 New Orleans Poets by Kalamu Ya Salaam Hardcover, 220 Pages, Published 1998 by Runagate Press ISBN-13: 978-0-9653854-1-1, ISBN: 0-9653854-1-8 "Book by" |
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