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Publisher ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; 8/25/13 edition (September 24, 2013)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 275 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1492238287
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1492238287
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Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.69 x 8 inches

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alondaray

Powerful and beautiful

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 10, 2022

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Wow . An amazing journey through the mind of a genius. Words that move the heart and soothe your spirit

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Ryan

“I love myself’ the quietest

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 18, 2017

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“I love myself’
the
quietest.
simplest.
most
powerful.
revolution.
ever.

-ism

The work by Nayyirah Waheed in her debut poetry collection Salt is necessary. It is a love letter. It is a map for the solitary journey of self-love for young and young at heart women of color. It provides the words that we have always needed to hear and from someone who looks like us. Nayyirah’s poetry is succinct, sweet, and dripping with softness. It expresses the type of raw, aching vulnerability that people yearn for.

I discovered Nayyirah Waheed’s poetry on social media like much of her fan base. I saw it everywhere, being reblogged, retweeted, reposted by fellow lovers of words and fell in love. After finding her profile on Instagram, at the time bursting with her poetry and beautiful interpretations of her work from her followers in the forms of photography and art, I was immediately sold. I purchased this collection, Salt, and her follow-up collection Nejma along with another collection that she recommended personally, Bone by Yrsa Daley-Ward, all at once and devoured each of them word by word.

Salt is a wonder, unfolding layer upon layer of gentle but critical commentary about race, diaspora, masculinity, and womanhood, and finally, freedom, all in deliberate form. The poetry in Salt comes together as a courageous body of work that dares readers to be eternally soft. These words have the ability to heal and affirm. This collection has been a regular part of my self-care since I picked it up last year. I am grateful for Salt and its familiarity and resonance. Anyone who reads her work will find a piece of themselves right in front of them. If it is possible to find a home in a poem, surely it is here. As she so eloquently puts into a poem titled “you”, “listen to my poems. but do not look for me. look for you”

Thank you Nayyirah.

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Lev

A universe of poems in miniature scale.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 15, 2017

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This book of poems (mostly micropoems) and prose poetry is utterly breathtaking. I read it in a single sitting and wanted to read it again and again. nayyirah waheed has taken the unique experience of being an African-American woman and written poems that cut incredibly close to the bone as a mixed Asian-American poet. The grief of diaspora and nonbelonging, the raw open softness of pain, the crystal clarity of the words, hurts like prodding a bruise I carry. And then the next poem is a soft wash of ocean water reminding me that healing in a violent world is a radical act and the lancing of the wound is the beginning of healing from the pain and transforming it before it goes septic in the heart.

What has been done with such tiny poems is breathtaking. They are whole cosmos exploding with meaning. Every poet interested in the micropoem form should read this refined, intense collection, which reflects topics as diverse as racism, childhood abandonment, bisexuality, gender, African-American identity, trauma and healing, writing, and love poems, all kinds of love, both bitter salt and honey sweet. It is one of the most accomplished collections I've ever read, far more than much of the collections by authors far more famous. At any price it is a masterclass lesson in form, as well as a deeply moving series of intimate essays. It's not easy. It's not spoon-fed. It is incredibly beautiful and will challenge non black readers, while also offering catharsis to some people of color, especially black women.

I haven't been this impressed with a poetry collection in a long time. I can't wait to see what is next from waheed and her poetry.

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"shed tears of honey & salt."

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 21, 2013

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In a world of cation and fear 'salt.' proves to be neither cautious nor fearful to tell the truth about this very same world. Many artists today worry about political correctness and everything is conducted 'carefully' or they merely deal with frivolous topics.

However, this is not the case with nayyirah waheed's salt. Waheed fearlessly touches on all the topics you are only 'allowed' to talk about in certain spaces or within seminars and classrooms. Waheed creates a platform outside these 'intended' platforms and helps you confront these topics in an non-aggressive but constructive manner. This isn't a mere tantrum nor a simple love poem but it is life and art manifesting itself in a very unique manner. I have never read anything like it before.

Those who enjoy work by e.e. cummings will naturally fall in love with salt. And even those who may not be huge fanatics of poetry, salt. is a marvelous way to explore your hidden love for poetry. There is a gentle breaking down and building up that happens throughout the book in neither positive nor negative ways, but as an illustration of how this is the normal progression of life.

In terms of readability, it is an easy and quick read for the lazy eye but a core-moving and soul-changing read for the conscious reader. If you have questions and need answers, this book will help you find those answers within yourself. A sort of guide to self-love and self-worth. It is all the right things in life exquisitely put together.

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Jo

Simply stunning.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on June 21, 2017

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salt. by Nayyirah Waheed is a powerful book of poetry that left me breathless. There are poems that touched me on a personal level, where Waheed seemed to find the words to say something I never could (salt. also included a poem about this), poems that made me angry, and poems that just moved me. I bought my copy for my Kindle, and I have a ton of bookmarks for all the poems that wowed me in some way. salt. covers many topics; misogyny, racism, love, absent fathers, toxic masculinity, writing, and so much more.

salt. reminded me just how much I love poetry. How, for the duration of the time I'm spent reading, I'm transported to a place of calm, of awe, of joy. It reminded me of the beauty that can be found in words, had me itching to write something beautiful myself. It reminded me how words have power, and how just a few words can have a profound impact, or bring about change.

I was blown away by Waheed's strength to use her voice, her poetry, to talk about difficult topics, to force the reader to face the truth, leaving no place to hide. But there is also a vulnerability to her poetry, a vulnerability that takes great courage to share with the world.

I was blown away by Waheed's words. I loved salt. so much, I will buying myself a physical copy to flick through and quickly find my favourites when I need them. And I am so looking forward to reading her second book, Nejma. If you are a fan of Rupi Kaur or Lang Leav, you definitely need to pick up salt.

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geezer

Don't believe the ridiculous hype and save your hard earned cash

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on December 27, 2018

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This so called 'Poem' book, and I use the term book very loosely, as you could probably fit the whole thing on a pamphlet the size of a Chinese menu, is just a compilation of random phrase's or observations. Why the hysteria about how good this publication is simply baffles me. I can only liken it to the fable of The Emperor's New Clothes. Seems to me she's just another irrelevant tag that's latched on to students and new age travellers. Just a word of advice to the author.....if you really care about the environment, then publish on a way smaller format next time!!!!

9 people found this helpful

MrsB

The worst poetry I've ever read.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on December 2, 2018

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I absolutely love reading poetry, but this book was not for me at all.
The author is very bitter and negative. I understand not all poems are positive but this book is just filled with pure hate.

10 people found this helpful

Shola

Poetry that cuts beneath the surface

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on July 28, 2018

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Nayyirah’s poetry really cuts deep. Her poetry is beautiful and is not fluff at all. I find that a lot of modern poetry seems to be the same thing, writing about love and appeasing to peoples’ emotions, and only scraping surface level. Nayyirah on the other hand poetry cuts beneath the surface where she fearlessly addresses diverse components that form our being and each poem compliments one another beautifully. A con I would say is it isn’t long but sometimes short is best. However I think the price should be lower considering the amount of writing it contains, as you could finish this book in less than an hour. I do find it to be too expensive if you don’t buy it on a deal or read it on offer/download.

4 people found this helpful

Cutekelechi

Beautiful and comforting.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on March 26, 2016

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Salt is a book that changes lives. Ever since I read it, I've bought it five times to gift to friends. Nayyirah Waheed manages to capture through her poetry, delicate subjects like Black Womanhood, love, and pain. It's hopeful and yet very clear on what the present currently is. I fell in love with the poems and I have a reason to quote at least one daily. It's accessible, and comforting in that accessibility. It's sensual in some of the most subtle ways I hadn't yet experience writing to be. Simply brilliant.

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