Nia Table

ChickenBones: A Journal

for Literary & Artistic African-American Themes

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Selected Poems from

Nia: Haiku, Sonnets, Sun Songs

By neo-griot Kalamu ya Salaam

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 / 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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Table of Contents

Haiku

bb explains why . . .

Sonnets

my lips, her palm

snapshot:dawn in dar es salaam

Sand Cycle--Black Shine Rising

Making Whoopie (in chi)

Your Sunday Shower

Sun Songs

Emilio Santiago

a letter to comrade czerny

FORCES OF NATURE: HOPE SONG

my father is dead, again

WE ARE ACHIEVERS

There's no big accomplishment

Have You Ever Been a Saxophone

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Related files

Guest Poets

Kalamu Table

Nia Interview

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updated 9 April 2008