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salt. Paperback – September 24, 2013

by Nayyirah Waheed (Author)

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Paperback: 258 pages
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; 8/25/13 edition (September 24, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1492238287
ISBN-13: 978-1492238287
Product Dimensions: 5 x 0.6 x 8 inches
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NishaYvette

Phenomenal and Healing Read!

March 26, 2016

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This is a work of art...no...it's a work of life that you must read over and over until it becomes your mantra. A few months ago I got the kindle edition for .99 cents. I loved it so much that I saved up my money to get a tangible copy in my hands. "Salt" beautifully and apologetically details the joy and pain of blackness, the hunger for wholeness through Mama Africa, womanhood, love, pain, and healing. Most poems are quite short but they render you speechless, breathless, and awakened. Her poems sit with you until you're ready to read the next one. Nayyirah has an amazing gift--that is something no colonizer can take away--and I feel so honored to be able to thumb across her words. "Salt" is definitely a must read!

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Jennifer Patino

You Must Read this Book

March 3, 2018

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Reading salt. was like reading the purification and healing of deep wounds. Waheed's voice permeates the reader, opening the eyes, heart, and soul to the experiences and emotions of the poet. This book of verse holds themes of love, decolonization, healing, and reparation. I found myself highlighting a lot of passages so I can remember the strength of them later. I can't say enough about how much I love and deeply appreciate these poems. Excellent writing.

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Beautiful Book of Poetry, Experience all the Emotions

December 10, 2017

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This book made me angry, nod my head in agreement, cry, laugh, smile. I experienced all of the emotions with one book of poetry. I love the commentary on black issues, love, family. I really like her poetry style, it's very unique and keeps me turning the page. It want to take all the poems in the book, blow them up, and line my walls with her words so that they comfort and motivate me.

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May 14, 2016

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I'm sort of pre-emptively rating this a 5, because this is a book I have yet to finish. The poetry is alive, the words with a depth that I have not often found in the works of other authors. Because of this, I find that I usually cannot read through more than a handful of these works at a time, being forced to stop and reflect and put the book down because the images are not easily dismissed.

Hopefully I remember to update this review when I finish it - which I will, I'm certain - but for now, I LOVE IT.

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May 4, 2016

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from wiki: "Humans, like all life, need a supply of salt in order to simply survive. Salt's ability to preserve food was a foundation of civilization. It helped to eliminate the dependence on the seasonal availability of food and it allowed travel over long distances. However, salt was difficult to obtain, and so it was a highly valued trade item to the point of being considered a form of currency by certain peoples."

like salt, nayyirah's raw, brutal, beautiful art nourishes and restores, brings out the flavors of humanity that i have banished or forgotten. helps me to remember, forgive, claim, and celebrate. her work is a touchstone for a more authentic and honorable civilization. gifts like this are rare, and so worth the wait.

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Amanda 📚

Bought for myself....then bought for two friends ♥️

March 10, 2018

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I bought this book only as an Amazon recommendation and the reviews. Not a big poetry fan. But as I skimmed through the book, and actually understood the meanings behind the words (most poems I honestly cannot understand their meanings...), I fell in love with it.
I loved the book so much - I bought two more copies and gave to friends.
My daughter and I randomly choose a page each day and read to one another. 😃

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Sarah Stockton Howell

A collection to cherish

February 28, 2016

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Nayyirah Waheed's poetry changed me the moment I first read it and continues to open my heart as I sit with it more. Salt is a stark, beautiful collection of works that are startling in their brevity and breathtaking in their profundity. Waheed delves into the essence of the human heart, of womanhood, of the experience of being a person of color living in a centuries-old diaspora. As a white woman, I experience both deep kinship with her words--particularly those that speak to my humanity and womanhood--and also a sense that it is an honor for me to be a witness to her writing on race and ethnicity. Salt sparked something in me that had long lay dormant, and I have been reading and even writing poetry with a gusto and joy I didn't know I missed until I encountered Waheed's work. There is healing and delight and playfulness and lament and righteous anger in this book. Read it, cherish it, and never be the same.

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October 3, 2013

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As someone with an extremely fast reading speed, I usually race through novels and the like. Nayyirah Waheed's work stopped me. I devoured the first few poems, and then slowed. Then I stopped completely. I was sitting in my lawn, and I could feel my heartbeat thrumming through my veins as I read each poem slowly, savoring it. To be honest, I spent potential textbook money on this work, and regretted it the entire time I was waiting for the product to arrive. Then I held it and read it and fell in love with the words and this is probably the most worthy book I've purchased all semester. Planning to buy another copy for my favorite teacher later this year.

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I usually don't buy or read poetry

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I was repeatedly broken and remade by these words. They bring courage and cut to show my hypocrisy. Lovely and raw.

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I loveddddd this book. it made me think & it made me feel.

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A beautiful set of sentiments in bite size

This is a glorious read! Ms. Waheed does a brilliant job and she succeeded in bringing me to tears more than once.

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