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Books by Kalamu ya
Salaam
The Magic of JuJu: An Appreciation of the Black Arts
Movement /
360:
A Revolution of Black Poets
Everywhere Is Someplace Else: A Literary Anthology
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From A Bend in the River: 100 New Orleans Poets
Our Music Is No Accident /
What Is Life: Reclaiming the Black Blues Self
My Story My Song (CD)
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Kalamu
ya Salaam Needs Work
speaking engagements, lectures, readings
short term residencies, writing assignments
Contact
him at – kalamu@aol.com or
kalamuya@yahoo.com
folks,
excuse the brevity and directness, but the situation is this:
like literally at least a million other folk from new orleans,
we are now refugees.
we left new orleans early sunday morning under mandatory
evacuation. my wife, nia, is an x-ray technician who was on call
at the veteran's hospital. we had planned to be at the hospital,
however, other arrangements were made early, early sunday
morning because the full emergency plan had not been implemented
at the hospital and for some reason her name was not on the list
for emergency personnel even though she was on call. so at the
last minute rather than staying at the veterans hospital we
elected to drive to houston to nia's brother's home. with us
were nia's daughter and her two small daughters.
arrived in houston 2:30am the next morning. it was a long, slow
trip.
it's wednesday morning. it is clear to me that we won't be back
in new orleans anytime soon, and new orleans won't be new
orleans anytime the remainder of this year.
i have ten dollars in my pocket. a $500 check i can't cash
because it's drawn on a new orleans bank and which i did not
receive until after the banks were closed on saturday. maybe $50
in the bank.
if you are in a position to help, i have one request: i need
work: speaking engagements, lectures, readings, short term
residencies, writing assignments.
please contact me via email: kalamu@aol.com
or kalamuya@yahoo.com
thank you for your consideration.
a luta continue (the struggle continues),
kalamu
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kalamu@aol.com
posted 31 August 2005 |
