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salt. Paperback – September 24, 2013

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September 24, 2013
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1492238287
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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
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.69 x 8 inches

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New cover, same unparalleled book

Reviewed in the United States on July 30, 2019

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I've bought this book from Amazon at least 5 times, for myself and as numerous gifts. Clearly, I love it! However, when I went to buy it as a gift most recently, I was concerned by the new book image and a few reviews saying that the book was different.

The cover has indeed changed and the first few pages contain new content, but after researching around a bit I see that this is intentional. Waheed seems to be re-branding her old works, as seen on her website and her Instagram.

So any other buyers with similar concerns, please rest assured that while you might not be getting the exact same book as you would have a year ago, you are very much still getting Nayyirah Waheed's absolutely phenomenal work.

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Lev

A universe of poems in miniature scale.

Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 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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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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Globelle Affairs

Just what the world needs right now.

Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2018

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I used to say I was glad to live after Pablo Neruda lived so I can enjoy his work. With one poem, "i have seven different words for love. you have only one. that makes a lot of sense," I now say that I'm glad to live at the same time as Nayyirah Waheed. Her work says what we've been thinking in the best, most beautiful way possible. My heart gushes over each page. She's beautiful, clever, and encouraging. She's just what the world needed right now.

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Amanda 📚

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

Reviewed in the United States on 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. 😃

12 people found this helpful

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tanny

Weird cover and strange diagrams

Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2020

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The poetry collection is amazing but the book I received is not the book pictured. The cover is green and printed with awkward AI language. The first several pages are filled with the same and strange diagrams. I don’t want to rate the book low because it’s not a critique of the author but the printer. I wanted to give this as a gift but I can’t because of the format I received. Do better.

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Beautiful Book of Poetry, Experience all the Emotions

Reviewed in the United States on 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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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.

22 people found this helpful

geezer

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

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 26, 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!!!!

8 people found this helpful

RobNSue

Fridge magnet poetry

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 27, 2018

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You can get some surprisingly deep poems from randomly arranging magnetic words on a fridge. I just wish I had come up with the idea of putting them in a book and selling it.

7 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.

7 people found this helpful

Kaylee

Not for me.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 15, 2018

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This book was recommend to me but it turned out to not be my thing. So I didn’t enjoy it. It’s random quotes which I didn’t find relatable personally. However others might.

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