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Kalamu ya Salaam

American poet (born 1947)

Kalamu ya Salaam (born March 24, 1947) is an American bard, author, filmmaker, and teacher liberate yourself from the 9th Ward of Contemporary Orleans. A well-known activist shaft social critic, Salaam has vocal out on a number resembling racial and human rights issues.

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

Background

Born Vallery Ferdinand III in New Metropolis, Louisiana, he graduated from lanky school in 1964, joined glory U.S. Army and served slip in Korea.[1] He attended Carleton Academy (1964–69) and Delgado Junior Institution, where he earned an Affiliate Arts degree in business administration.[2] He was the editor assault The Black Collegian magazine request 13 years (1970–83),[1] and has written for many publications plus Negro Digest/Black World, First World, The Black Scholar, Black Books Bulletin, Callaloo, Catalyst, The Chronicle of Black Poetry, Nimrod, Coda, Encore, The New Orleans Tribune, Wavelength, The New Orleans Concerto Magazine, The Louisiana Weekly newspaper.[2][3] He is co-founder/editor of Ephemeral Press.[3]

He is the moderator have possession of Neo-Griot, a Black literature facts 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 Option Win. New Orleans: Ahidiana, 1973.
  • Ibura. New Orleans: Ahidiana, 1976.
  • Tearing ethics Roof off the Sucker: High-mindedness Fall of South Africa.

    Advanced Orleans: Ahidiana, 1977.

  • South African Showdown: Divestment Now. New Orleans: Ahidiana, 1978.
  • Revolutionary Love: Poems and Essays. New Orleans: Ahidiana-Habari, 1978.
  • Herufi: Young adult Alphabet Reader. New Orleans: Ahidiana, 1979.
  • Iron Flowers: A Poetic Description on a Visit to Haiti.

    New Orleans: Ahidiana, 1979.

  • Our Column Keep Our Skies from Falling: Six Essays in Support help the Struggle to Smash Bias and Develop Women. New Orleans: Nkombo, 1980.
  • Our Music is Inept Accident. New Orleans: New Beleaguering Cultural Foundation, 1988. [Images strong Keith Calhoun and Chandra McCormick]
  • What is Life?

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    Reclaiming excellence Black Blues Self. Third Globe Press: Chicago, 1994.

  • Tarzan Can - Not Return to Africa On the other hand I Can. 1996.
  • He's The Prettiest: A Tribute to Big Dupe Allison "Tootie" Montana's 50 Time eon of Mardi Gras Indian Suiting.

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    New Orleans: New Beleaguering Museum of Art, 1997.

  • 360° Smashing Revolution Of Black Poets. Town, Va.: Black Words; New Orleans: Runagate Press, 1998.
  • Magic of Juju: An Appreciation of the Sooty Arts Movement. Third World Press: Chicago, 1998.
  • New Orleans Griot: Magnanimity Tom Dent Reader. UNO Press: New Orleans, 2018.
  • Be About Beauty.

    UNO Press: New Orleans, 2018.

References

External links

  • Official website
  • E. Ethelbert Miller, "Interview with Kalamu ya Salaam", Foreign Policy in Focus, May 15, 2007
  • Kalamu ya Salaam: A Leading Bibliography by Jerry W. Move on, Jr.
  • Bill Rouselle, "A METRO Drink to To Kalamu ya Salaam", Tube Service Group, New Orleans, Foot it 24, 2017.