American poet (born 1947)

Kalamu ya Salaam (born March 24, 1947) is an American maker, author, filmmaker, and teacher strip the 9th Ward of Fresh Orleans. A well-known activist abide social critic, Salaam has voiceless out on a number outline racial and human rights issues.

For years he did transmit advertise shows on WWOZ. Salaam interest the co-founder of the NOMMO Literary Society, a weekly work for Black writers.

Background

Born Vallery Ferdinand III in New City, Louisiana, he graduated from elate school in 1964, joined high-mindedness U.S. Army and served make real Korea.^[1] He attended Carleton Institution (1964–69) and Delgado Junior Institution, where he earned an Partner Arts degree in business administration.^[2] He was the editor rule The Black Collegian magazine hold 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 Record of Black Poetry, Nimrod, Coda, Encore, The New Orleans Tribune, Wavelength, The New Orleans Strain Magazine, The Louisiana Weekly newspaper.^[2][3] He is co-founder/editor of Escapee Press.^[3]

He is the moderator ceremony Neo-Griot, a Black literature data 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 Inclination Win. New Orleans: Ahidiana, 1973.
• Ibura.
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  New Orleans: Ahidiana, 1976.

• Tearing the Roof off the Sucker: The Fall of South Africa. New Orleans: Ahidiana, 1977.
• South Somebody Showdown: Divestment Now. New Orleans: Ahidiana, 1978.
• Revolutionary Love: Poems crucial Essays. New Orleans: Ahidiana-Habari, 1978.
• Herufi: An Alphabet Reader.

  New Orleans: Ahidiana, 1979.

• Iron Flowers: A Lyrical Report on a Visit disturb Haiti. New Orleans: Ahidiana, 1979.
• Our Women Keep Our Skies reject Falling: Six Essays in Hindmost of the Struggle to Collision Sexism and Develop Women. Another Orleans: Nkombo, 1980.
• Our Music keep to No Accident. New Orleans: Newborn Orleans Cultural Foundation, 1988.

  [Images by Keith Calhoun and Chandra McCormick]

• What is Life? Reclaiming significance Black Blues Self. Third Earth Press: Chicago, 1994.
• Tarzan Can - Not Return to Africa However I Can. 1996.
• He's The Prettiest: A Tribute to Big Large Allison "Tootie" Montana's 50 Age of Mardi Gras Indian Suiting.

  New Orleans: New Orleans Museum of Art, 1997.

• 360° A Mutiny Of Black Poets. Alexandria, Va.: Black Words; New Orleans: Fugitive Press, 1998.
• Magic of Juju: Rule out Appreciation of the Black Study Movement. Third World Press: Metropolis, 1998.
• New Orleans Griot: The Take a break Dent Reader.

  UNO Press: Different Orleans, 2018.

• Be About Beauty. UNO Press: New Orleans, 2018.

References

External links

• Official website
• E. Ethelbert Miller, "Interview tie in with Kalamu ya Salaam", Foreign Design in Focus, May 15, 2007
• Kalamu ya Salaam: A Primary Rota by Jerry W.

  Ward, Jr.

• Bill Rouselle, "A METRO Salute Get into the swing Kalamu ya Salaam", Metro Aid Group, New Orleans, March 24, 2017.